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kwaiken
[ kwahy-ken, kahy- ]
noun
, plural kwai·ken.
- a kind of folding pocketknife.
- a curved dagger formerly used by Japanese women in ceremonial suicide.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of kwaiken1
First recorded in 2010–15; from Japanese k(w)aiken, from Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese huái “bosom” + jiàn “sword”
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