kigu

English

Etymology

Clipping of kigurumi, from Japanese 着ぐるみ (kigurumi), from 着 (gi, “clothes, outfit”) + ぐるみ (-gurumi, all together, inclusive) (referring to the fact that the costume completely encloses the wearer).

Pronunciation

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Noun

kigu (plural kigu or kigus)

  1. A full-body costume of a cartoon character.

Japanese

Romanization

kigu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of きぐ
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