ganguro
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Japanese slang ガングロ (ganguro), from 顔 (gan, “face”) 黒 (kuro, “black”), in reference to the style of makeup intended to imitate a dark tan.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ganguro (uncountable)
Hypernyms edit
Translations edit
Japanese fashion trend involving dyed hair and tanned skin
References edit
- ^ “がんぐろ”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen][1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
Japanese edit
Romanization edit
ganguro