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[–] rustyricotta@lemmy.ml 25 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Japanese: 手袋 = Tebukuro = Hand bag/sack

[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

mittens should be handbags

handbags should be, uh, just bags?

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago

Handbags are just bags in Japanese, but a different bag word: 鞄 (kaban)