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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
kimona (plural kimonas)
- Alternative form of kimono
- July 1934, Bill Williams, "Sweet Sue", 10 Story Book, page 4
- Sue let her kimona flap open enticingly.
- July 1934, Bill Williams, "Sweet Sue", 10 Story Book, page 4
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Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish kimona, from kimono + -a, from Japanese 着物 (kimono). Doublet of kimono, a later borrowing. Potet (2016) remarks that the last vowel in 着物 (kimono) was mistaken for the masculine -o ending in Spanish, so the Spanish feminine -a ending was appended to this word.
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Noun[edit]
kimona (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜋᜓᜈ)
- traditional short-sleeved loose woman's blouse made of piña or jusi (usually with a wide neck and short, wide sleeves, and worn with a long, wide skirt)
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- Rhymes:Tagalog/ona
- Rhymes:Tagalog/ona/3 syllables
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