かっぱ

See also: カッパ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of かっぱ – see the following entries.

[noun] a cucumber

[noun] rolled sushi with cucumber inside

[noun] (dated) a prostitute working from a boat that picks up customers from the banks of a river

[noun] (historical) a children's hairstyle in the Edo period, similar to the bowl cut

[noun] (dated, slang) a strong swimmer

[noun] Alternative spelling of 合羽 (“raincoat”)

【合羽】	[noun] a raincoat, especially a poncho or other sleeveless style Alternative spelling カッパ

[noun] kappa

Alternative spelling
合羽

【喝破】	[noun] proclamation [verb] to argue down, to declare the truth of something and argue against another person's mistaken opinion

(This term, かっぱ, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)

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