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Japanese
Etymology
Compound of 膨れ (fukure, “puffed, puffed up”, stem of verb 膨れる (fukureru, “to become puffed up”)) + 面 (tsura, “face”), from the practice of puffing one's cheeks in an expression of displeasure.
First cited to the late 1700s.
Pronunciation
Noun
膨れっ面 • (fukurettsura)
- sulk, sulky look, pout
- Synonym: (uncommon) 脹れ顔 (fukuregao)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “脹面”, in 日本国語大辞典 (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ^ “膨れっ面”, in デジタル大辞泉 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN