otamatone

/əʊˈtɑː.mɑːˌtəʊn/

otamatone means an electronic musical synthesizer. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.

otamatone is pronounced /əʊˈtɑː.mɑːˌtəʊn/.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese オタマトーン (otamatōn, “Otamatone”), from a blend of オタマジャクシ (otamajakushi, “ladle, tadpole”) + トーン (tōn, “tone”).

noun

An electronic musical synthesizer.“Tosa for example performed on his then newest item, the Otamatone.[…]Otamatone is a saxophone-shaped plastic instrument, 27 cm tall, and battery-powered.”