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Japanese
Etymology
Compound of 歌 (uta, “poem, song”) + カルタ (karuta, “traditional Japanese playing cards”).
The karuta changes to garuta as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
Noun
歌ガルタ or 歌ガルタ • (uta-garuta)
- (card games) poem cards; playing cards with poems written on each card
- uta-garuta, a game played with such cards
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