"Famicom" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Famicoms [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese ファミコン (famikon), a syllabic abbreviation of ファミリーコンピューター (famirīkonpyūtā), a wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from family + computer. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ja|-}} Borrowed from Japanese, {{ja-r|ファミコン}} ファミコン (famikon), {{ja-r|ファミリーコンピューター}} ファミリーコンピューター (famirīkonpyūtā), {{pseudo-loan|ja|en|family|computer|||nocap=1|nocat=1|sort=}} wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from family + computer, {{wasei eigo|family|computer|nocap=1|nocat=1}} wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from family + computer Head templates: {{en-noun}} Famicom (plural Famicoms)
  1. A Family Computer (chiefly those available within Japan). Categories (topical): Nintendo, Video games Derived forms: Famiclone

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