Meaning of やっこ in Japanese

  1. Words

Definition of やっこ

  1. (n) servant (esp. a samurai's attendant)

    「あいつはいい奴だ」と皆が異口同音に言う。
    He's a nice guy - that's unanimous.

  2. chivalrous man (c. Edo period)
  3. cubed tofu (often served cold) →Related words: 奴豆腐
  4. kite shaped like a footman →Related words: 奴凧
  5. Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants →Related words: 奴頭
  6. enslavement (of a woman; Edo-period punishment for her own or her husband's crime)
  7. (pn) he; she; him; her

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