"Pikachu" meaning in English

See Pikachu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈpiːkət͡ʃuː/ Forms: Pikachu [plural], Pikachus [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese ピカチュウ (Pikachū). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|ピカチュウ|tr=Pikachū}} Japanese ピカチュウ (Pikachū) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Pikachu|s}} Pikachu (plural Pikachu or Pikachus)
  1. (video games, anime, manga) A small yellow rodent-like Pokémon species that has red cheeks and a tail shaped like a lightning bolt, and has electricity-related powers. Categories (topical): Fictional characters, Japanese fiction, Pokémon, Video games Derived forms: pikachurin, Pikaclone, shocked Pikachu, surprised Pikachu Translations (Pokémon): بيكاتشو (bīkātšū) (Arabic), 比卡超 (bei² kaa¹ ciu¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 皮卡丘 (Píkǎqiū) (Chinese Mandarin), Pikachu (French), პიკაჩუ (ṗiḳaču) (Georgian), Pikachu (German), Πίκατσου (Píkatsou) (Greek), פִּיקָאצ'וּ (Píqatshu) [masculine] (Hebrew), पीकाछू (pīkāchū) (Hindi), Pikacu (Indonesian), Pikachu (Italian), ピカチュウ (Pikachū) (Japanese), 피카츄 (Pikachu) (Korean), Пикачу (Pikaču) (Macedonian), پیکاچو (Persian), Pikachu [masculine] (Portuguese), Пи́качу (Píkaču) (Russian), Pikachu (Scots), Pikachu (Spanish), Pikachu [common-gender] (Swedish), Pikachu (Tagalog), พิกะจู (Thai), Pikachu (Vietnamese)

Inflected forms

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