Japanese

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Alternative spelling
羅紗
 
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Etymology

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From Portuguese raxa.[1][2][3]

First attested in at least 1617.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ラシャ (rasha

  1. [from 1617] felt (the type of cloth)
  2. (billiards) baize

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 ラシャ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ 羅紗”, in 日本大百科全書:ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, Encyclopedia Nipponica)[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984