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waka

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(wä′kə)

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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

wa•ka (wä′kə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ka, -kas.

Poetry[Pros.]tanka.
Poetrypoetry written in Japanese, as distinct from poetry written in Chinese by a Japanese writer, or poetry in other languages.

Middle Chinese, equivalent. to Chinese hé harmony (as a euphemistic reading of the character for wō dwarf, an ancient Chinese designation for the Japanese) + gē song
Japanese: literally, Japanese song
1875–80

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