へうっぼ

Japanese

Etymology

Contraction of 蝿(はえ)打(う)ち棒(ぼう) (haeuchibō, literally “fly-hitting stick”), from 蝿(はえ) (hae, “fly”) + 打(う)ち (uchi, “hitting, striking”, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 打(う)つ (utsu, “to hit, to strike”)) + 棒(ぼう) (bō, “stick, pole, rod”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [he̞ɯ̟b̚b̥o̞]

Noun

へうっぼ • (heubbo) 

  1. (dialectal, Kagoshima) flyswatter
    Synonyms: 蝿叩き (haetataki), (rare) 蝿叩き (haitataki)
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