"taiko" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: taikos [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 太鼓 (たいこ taiko), from 太 (tʰàj, “great”) + 鼓 (kú, “drum”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|太鼓|tr=たいこ taiko}} Japanese 太鼓 (たいこ taiko), {{m|ltc|太|t=great|tr=tʰàj}} 太 (tʰàj, “great”), {{m|ltc|鼓|t=drum|tr=kú}} 鼓 (kú, “drum”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} taiko (plural taikos)
  1. (sumo) A traditional drum, beaten by yobidashi to announce the beginning of a tournament, and at the end of each day Categories (topical): Sumo
    Sense id: en-taiko-en-noun-wFdXdKMr Categories (other): Middle Chinese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Middle Chinese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 65 35 Topics: government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, sumo, war, wrestling
  2. (music) A Japanese drum or a performance of several drummers in an ensemble (also called kumi-daiko). Categories (topical): Musical instruments
    Sense id: en-taiko-en-noun-IOKUdDhd Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: taikos [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} taiko (plural taikos)
  1. The Chatham Island taiko (Pterodroma magentae). Categories (topical): Percussion instruments Categories (lifeform): Tubenose birds
    Sense id: en-taiko-en-noun-QRcHzqGB Disambiguation of Percussion instruments: 22 21 57 Disambiguation of Tubenose birds: 21 11 68 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 13 65 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 22 15 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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