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スベタ

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Japanese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Portuguese[1] and/or Spanish espada.[2] First cited to a work from 1773.[3]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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スベタ • (subeta) 

  1. (karuta) A dull card that does not earn the player any points.
  2. (derogatory, offensive) An unattractive woman with a particularly ugly face.

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ “スベタ”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  3. ^ “スベタ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[2] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
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