Taiko
[ˈtaɪkoʊ]Meaning
Japanese word for "drum", from 太 ("great") and 鼓 ("drum")
Background Story
Taiko is borrowed into English from Japanese 太鼓, from 太 ("great") and 鼓 ("drum"). In Japanese the term refers to any kind of drum, while outside Japan it is used for the Japanese drums called wadaiko and for the ensemble drumming called kumi-daiko. A user-submitted entry records it as a given name in Japanese for both boys and girls.
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