kadomatsu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A traditional decoration consisting of pine boughs and other plant cuttings placed in pairs in front of a home for Japanese New Year.

Word forms

kadomatsu

Etymology

From Japanese 門松 (kadomatsu, literally “gate pine”).

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