まるごと

Japanese

Alternative spelling
丸ごと

Etymology

Compound of 丸 (maru, “round; (by extension) entirety”) +‎ ごと (-goto).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) まるごと [màrúgótó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ma̠ɾɯ̟ɡo̞to̞]

Adverb

まるごと • (marugoto) 

  1. entirely, wholly, completely, all of something (with an emphasis on leaving nothing out)
    フライドチキンを骨(ほね)まで丸(まる)ごと食(た)べちゃった。
    Furaido chikin o hone made marugoto tabechatta.
    He ate the fried chicken whole, bones and all.

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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