tarento

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese タレント (tarento, “television star”), from English talent. Doublet of talent.

noun

  1. A celebrity who regularly appears on mass media in Japan, especially as a panelist on variety shows.“It was the first baby for the 37-year-old pro golfer, the daughter of former Seibu Lions manager Osamu Higashio and the much younger wife of fellow tarento Junichi Ishida.”