じょろ

Japanese

じょろ (joro): a plastic watering can.

Alternative forms

• ジョロ, じょうろ, ジョーロ

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese jorro.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じょろ [jóꜜrò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑo̞ɾo̞]

Noun

じょろ • (joro) 

1. watering can (utensil for watering plants)

Usage notes

Occasionally found with the ateji spelling of 如露. The longer pronunciation じょうろ (jōro) appears to be more common.