kwaiken
American
[kwahy-ken, kahy-]
/ kwaɪˈkɛn, kaɪ- /
noun
kwaiken
plural
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a kind of folding pocketknife.
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a curved dagger formerly used by Japanese women in ceremonial suicide.
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Etymology
Origin of kwaiken
First recorded in 2010–15; from Japanese k(w)aiken, from Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese huái “bosom” + jiàn “sword”
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