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町奴

Reading

Kana: まちやっこ
Romaji: machiyakko
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

persons organized into gangs and wearing flashy clothes, who styled themselves as "chivalrous men" (Edo period)

See also: 男伊達

Kanji

町
Readings: チョウ、 まち
Meanings: town, village, block, street
奴
Readings: ド、 やつ、 やっこ
Meanings: guy, slave, manservant, fellow