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单词 washikong
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washikongn.

Brit. /ˈwaʃɪkɒŋ/, U.S. /ˈwæʃiˌkɔŋ/, /ˈwæʃiˌkɑŋ/, Caribbean English /ˈwaʃiˌkɑŋ/
Inflections: Plural washikongs, unchanged.
Forms: 1900s– wachekong, 1900s– wachicong, 1900s– washecong, 1900s– washe-e-com, 1900s– washicong, 1900s– washikong, 1900s– washykong, 1900s– watchecong, 1900s– watchekong Brit. /ˈwatʃɪkɒŋ/, U.S. /ˈwætʃiˌkɔŋ/, /ˈwætʃiˌkɑŋ/, Caribbean English /ˈwatʃiˌkɑŋ/, 1900s– watchi-kong, 1900s– watchikong, 1900s– watch-kong, 2000s– washeecong, 2000s– washeekong.
Origin: Of unknown origin.
Etymology: Origin unknown.It has been suggested that the word was borrowed < an unattested Chinese compound or phrase with the elements huā flower, xié shoe, and kǒng hole, but this is unlikely for phonological, formal, and semantic reasons.
Trinidad, Tobago, and Grenada.
A light canvas shoe with a rubber sole, a plimsoll; a trainer or running shoe.
ΚΠ
1919 Trinidad Guardian 19 July 7/4 You got a pair of wachekongs for your trouble?
1988 M. Matura Playboy of W. Indies 16 Dese Wachicongs stick on ter me foot.
2012 @etiennejazz 17 Jan. in twitter.com (accessed 18 Mar. 2021) #youknowyourea90skidif you owned a pair of washikongs.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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