Where does “akabeko” come from?

akabeko (English) comes from Japanese 赤べこ, from Japanese 赤 — red; communism, socialism; a communist.

akabeko (English): A red papier-mâché bobblehead cow toy, a kind of regional omiyage regarded as symbolic of the Aizu region of Japan

Definitions

  1. A red papier-mâché bobblehead cow toy, a kind of regional omiyage regarded as symbolic of the Aizu region of Japan

Ancestry of “akabeko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese赤べこa red papier-mâché bobblehead cow toy, a kind of regional omiyage regarded as symbolic of the Aizu region of Japan
2Japanese赤red; communism, socialism; a communist
Every word from Japanese 赤 →Every word from Japanese 赤べこ →