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taiko¹

  • /ˈtaɪkəʊ/ UK
  • /ˈtaɪkoʊ/ US

Rhymes with -aɪkəʊ

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 太鼓 (たいこ taiko), from 太 (tʰàj, “great”) + 鼓 (kú, “drum”).

noun taikos

  1. A category of Japanese wooden drums of different shapes, sizes, and purposes.
  2. A performance of several drummers in an ensemble (also called kumi-daiko).
  3. A traditional drum, beaten by yobidashi to announce the beginning of a tournament, and at the end of each day

taiko²

  • /ˈtaɪkəʊ/ UK
  • /ˈtaɪkoʊ/ US

Rhymes with -aɪkəʊ

noun taikos

  1. The Chatham Island taiko (Pterodroma magentae). The taiko, a gadfly petrel from the Chatham Islands near to New Zealand, was well known to islanders during the nineteenth century, being used by them as a food resource.

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@misc{taiko_2026,
  title = {taiko},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/taiko},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}