sailor fuku

noun

Etymology

Partial calque from Japanese セーラー服(ふく) (sērāfuku, literally “sailor outfit”), from セーラー (sērā, “sailor”) (from English sailor) + 服(ふく) (-fuku, “clothes”).

  1. derived from sailor

Definitions

  1. A school uniform commonly worn by girls in Japan, based on the traditional sailor suit…

    A school uniform commonly worn by girls in Japan, based on the traditional sailor suit but with a pleated skirt.

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