のろ

Japanese

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) のろ [nóꜜrò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [no̞ɾo̞]

Noun

のろ • (noro) 

1. slag

Synonyms

• スラグ (suragu)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of のろ – see the following entries.

【祝女】 [noun] (historical, Okinawa) a hereditary priestess in Okinawa

【鈍】S [adjective] [1891] mentally slow, dull-witted, stupid [adjective] [1891] physically slow, slow of action [noun] dullard, dimwit

【野呂】 [proper noun] a surname

【麕】H [noun] roe deer Alternative spellings 麞, 獐, ノロ

(This term, のろ (noro), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as のろ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as のろ.)