枕詞

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) pillow word

Etymology
Compound of. The pillow meaning is in reference to the way that makura kotoba in poetry are used as introductions to something else.

Noun

 * 1)  a pillow word, an epithet, specifically a poetic device where a certain introductory phrase is commonly used to allude to something else, traditionally used in
 * Over time, certain makura kotoba may become full metonyms to replace the term they originally only alluded to, such as the 🇨🇬 phrase or "garden bird" replacing the older term  to mean "chicken", as in the modern Japanese term . An example of such a makura kotoba:
 * 1)  introductory words
 * 2)  a pillow talk
 * 1)  introductory words
 * 2)  a pillow talk

Related terms

 * : a poem pillow
 * : a pun or play on words