わたぼうし

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of わたぼうし – see the following entry.

[noun] [from 12th century] a hood, (especially) a raw silk or (later) cotton hood worn for protection from the cold

[noun] [from 17th century] a bridal hood, a hood worn by the bride during a wedding ceremony

[noun] (figurative, by extension from 1) a mountain top, tree top, etc. covered in snow

[noun] (figurative, by extension from 2) a bride who wears a hood

[noun] (criminal slang) [20th century] a fire, conflagration

(This term, わたぼうし (watabōshi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)