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kabuto

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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/kɑ.bu.toʊ/
/kə.bu.toʊ/
rhymes with -uːtəʊ

noun

Meaning 1

A traditional Japanese military helmet, especially worn by samurai.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 兜 or 冑 (かぶと, kabuto).

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

Arabic: كَابُوتُو (kābūtū) — traditional Japanese military helmet
French: kabuto — traditional Japanese military helmet
German: Kabuto — traditional Japanese military helmet
Greek: καμπούτο (kampoúto) — traditional Japanese military helmet
Italian: kabuto — traditional Japanese military helmet
Japanese: 兜 (kabuto) — traditional Japanese military helmet
Japanese: 冑 (kabuto) — traditional Japanese military helmet
Korean: 가부토 (gabuto) — traditional Japanese military helmet
Persian: کابوتو (kâbuto) — traditional Japanese military helmet
Russian: кабу́то (kabúto) — traditional Japanese military helmet

Word forms

Inflections and variants

kabutos — plural
kabuto — plural

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