ルレット

Japanese

Etymology

Shortening of ルーレット (rūretto, “roulette”), ultimately from French roulette (“small wheel”).[1][2]

First cited to a text from 1932.[3]

Pronunciation

Noun

ルレット • (ruretto) 

  1. a toy or tool consisting of a toothed wheel on the end of a handle, used to make dotted lines or perforations on paper or cloth

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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