kimono

Alternative forms

• kimona (rare)

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 着物 (kimono, “clothing”), which is from 着 (“wearing”) + 物 (mono, “thing”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /kəˈmoʊnoʊ/, /kəˈmoʊnə/, [kɪ̈ˈmoʊ̯noʊ̯], [kɪ̈ˈmoʊ̯nə]

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• Rhymes: -əʊnəʊ, -əʊnə

Noun

kimono (plural kimonos or kimono)

1. A traditional Japanese robe-like garment which wraps around the body and is now generally worn only on formal occasions.
2. (loosely) A yukata.
3. A long robe-like garment in Western fashion, which may be open at the front, loosely inspired by the Japense garment.

Further reading

• kimono on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 着物 (kimono, “clothing”), which is from 着 (“wearing”) + 物 (mono, “thing”).

Noun

kimono n

1. kimono (traditional Japanese clothing that is worn in formal occasions)

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 着物.

Noun

kimono

1. kimono

Etymology

First attested in 1880.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiˈmoː.noː/

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• Hyphenation: ki‧mo‧no

Noun

kimono m (plural kimono's, diminutive kimonootje n)

1. kimono
   • 1880 August 10, Rudolf Lindau (misspelled as "Rudolph Lindau"), "Feuilleton. De kleine wereld. Een verhaal uit Japan", episode 5, tr. from German, in Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche courant, no. 186, page 2.

     „Ik zie hem in zijn huis nooit anders dan in een Kimono (Japansch gewaad) en met sandalen loopen; ook neemt hij les in 't schermen bij een ouden, beroemden edelman, die hier leeg loopt. […] ”

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   • 1884, De Gids, vol 48, page 497.

     Rood als een kreeft, dampend als een afgebeuld paard bij helder winterweder, geene koude ten gevolge dier verdamping gevoelend — het kenmerkend onderscheid tusschen een warm en een zéér warm bad — doch door een onbeschrijfelijk gevoel van welbehagen voor het doorstaan der kortstondige marteling beloond, werp ik mijn kimono op de schouders, en klap alweder in de handen: […]

     Red like a lobster, steaming like a cruelly exploited, exhausted horse in the clear weather of winter, not feeling any cold as a result of its evaporation − the characteristic difference between a warm and a very warm bath — yet rewarded for withstanding a short-lived torment by an indescribable sense of contentment, I throw my kimono over my shoulders, and clap in my hands again: […]

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 着物 (kimono, “clothing”), which is from 着 (“wearing”) + 物 (mono, “thing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiˈmono/
• Hyphenation: ki‧mo‧no

Noun

kimono (accusative singular kimonon, plural kimonoj, accusative plural kimonojn)

1. kimono

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 着物 (kimono, “clothing”), which is from 着 (“wearing”) + 物 (mono, “thing”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ono

Noun

kimono

1. kimono

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 着物 (kimono, “clothing”), which is from 着 (“wearing”) + 物 (mono, “thing”).

Noun

kimono (plural kimoni)

1. kimono

Romanization

kimono

1. Rōmaji transcription of きもの

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 着物 (kimono, “clothing”), which is from 着 (“wearing”) + 物 (mono, “thing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʲiˈmɔ.nɔ/

• Audio

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Noun

kimono n

1. kimono

Noun

kimono m (plural kimonos)

1. Alternative spelling of quimono

Noun

kimono m (plural kimono)

1. Alternative form of chimonu

Alternative forms

• quimono

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 着物 (kimono, “clothing”), which is from 着 (“wearing”) + 物 (mono, “thing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiˈmono/

Noun

kimono m (plural kimonos)

1. kimono

Further reading

• “kimono” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.