"fuku" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-fuku.wav Forms: fukus [plural]
Etymology: From Japanese 服 (fuku, “clothes”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ja|服|t=clothes|tr=fuku}} Japanese 服 (fuku, “clothes”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} fuku (countable and uncountable, plural fukus)
  1. A Japanese-style school uniform, especially a sailor fuku. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Clothing
    Sense id: en-fuku-en-noun-6IMVO6Z3 Disambiguation of Clothing: 100 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5
  2. A costume, as of an anime character. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-fuku-en-noun-QuSJYhl8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: uniform
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