カモ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of カモ – see the following entry.

【鴨かも】J [noun] a duck [noun] (slang) (from the way ducks return to the same place and are thus easy to hunt) a mark or easy target for a swindle, someone who is likely to lose at gambling or other competition [noun] (slang) (from the good flavor of duck meat) short for 鴨の味 (kamo no aji, “duck flavor”): a very good flavor; by extension, any remarkably good sensation or feeling, particularly describing happy married life [noun] (slang) (from the uniform of black clothing) short for 黒鴨 (kurogamo, “black duck”): a male servant, such as a butler or chauffeur (compare English penguin) [proper noun] a surname [proper noun] any of various places, particularly in Kyoto

(This term, カモ, is the katakana spelling of the above term.)