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よくろう【酔食ろう】 : yokurou | define meaning
yokurou
Definition
Verb
- To get drunk; to be intoxicated; (Slang) To get smashed, to get wasted, to get hammered, (British) to get pissed
Etymology
Cognate to the Kumamoto and Saga variant ええくらう eekurau "to get drunk". Derived from よい【酔い】 yoi, the nominal form of the verb よう【酔う】 you "to get drunk"; and くらう【食らう・喰らう】 kurau, a verb meaning "to consume, to eat, to drink" or "to become, to receive".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 酔食ろう |
| Kana | よくろう |
| Romanization | yokurou |
意味：よっぱらう【酔っ払う】
Categories:
酔食ろう
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2015, February 18). よくろう【酔食ろう】 : yokurou | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, March 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/3724/yokurou/.