アベック

Japanese

Etymology

From French avec (“with”), compare Korean 아베크 (abekeu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a̠be̞k̚kɯ̟]

Noun

アベック • (abekku) 

1. (dated) a couple (on a date)

   公(こう)園(えん)にたくさんのアベックがいた

   Kōen ni takusan no abekku ga ita

   There were a lot of young couples in the park

2. (dated) couple, tandem, set of two things

   アベック飛(ひ)行(こう)

   abekku hikō

   tandem flight

Synonyms

• カップル (kappuru)
• ペア (pea)

Derived terms

• アベックホームラン (abekku hōmuran): back-to-back homeruns

References

couple: Yoshida, Masatoshi et.al. Kodansha's Romanized Japanese-English Dictionary. Tokyo: Kodansha International (JPN), 1993. →ISBN.