Home › Words › T › tamagotchitamagotchi/ˌtaməˈɡɒtʃɪ/tamagotchi means A toy consisting of a small electronic virtual pet, a cyberpet.tamagotchi is pronounced /ˌtaməˈɡɒtʃɪ/.EtymologyA genericization of Tamagotchi, the name of a virtual pet series: the word is a Japanese blend of 卵 (たまご, tamago, “egg”) + ウオッチ (uotchi, from English watch).nounA toy consisting of a small electronic virtual pet, a cyberpet.e.g.“For quotations using this term, see Citations:Tamagotchi.”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).