Japanese

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Alternative spelling
大穴

Etymology

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From (おお) (ō) + (あな) (ana).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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おおあな (ōanaおほあな (ofoana)?

  1. large hole
  2. great loss
  3. (horse racing) dark horse; or the money gained from successfully betting on a dark horse

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN