ボトルグリーン

Japanese

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Etymology

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ボトルグリーン (botoru gurīn): the color bottle green, as defined by the Japanese Industrial Standards.

Borrowed from English bottle green.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) トルグリーン [bòtórú gúríꜜìǹ] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [bo̞to̞ɾɯ̟ ɡɯ̟ɾʲĩːɴ]

Noun

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ボトルグリーン (botoru gurīn

  1. bottle green, a dark green color as commonly seen in wine bottle glass

Usage notes

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In online contexts, this is defined by the Japanese Industrial Standards as the color #005739.

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN