ルレット

Japanese

Etymology

Shortening of ルーレット (rūretto, “roulette”), ultimately from French roulette (“small wheel”).[1][2]

First cited to a text from 1932.[3]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ルレット [rúꜜrèttò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
(Tokyo) ルレット [rùré'ꜜtò] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
IPA^(key): [ɾɯ̟ᵝɾe̞t̚to̞]

Noun

ルレット • (ruretto)

a toy or tool consisting of a toothed wheel on the end of a handle, used to make dotted lines or perforations on paper or cloth

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

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