"ganguro" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɑːnɡuɹəʊ/
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese slang ガングロ (ganguro), from 顔 (gan, “face”) 黒 (kuro, “black”), in reference to the style of makeup intended to imitate a dark tan. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|-}} Japanese, {{ja-r|ガングロ}} ガングロ (ganguro) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} ganguro (uncountable)
  1. A Japanese girl fashion trend involving dyeing the hair and tanning the skin. Wikipedia link: Daijisen#Online_search_engines, ganguro Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Fashion Categories (place): Japan Hypernyms: gyaru Translations (Japanese fashion trend involving dyed hair and tanned skin): Ganguro [neuter] (German), ガングロ (ganguro) (Japanese), 顔黒 (ganguro) (alt: がんぐろ) (Japanese), 간구로 (gan'guro) (Korean), га́нгуро (gánguro) [neuter] (Russian)

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