奴やっこ頭あたま

noun

Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants

Historical term for a specific hairstyle associated with 奴 (やっこ), the lower-ranking attendants of samurai during the Edo period. Not used in modern everyday language.

See also: 奴 (やっこ)

• 時じ代だい劇げきで、奴やっこ頭あたまの登とう場じょう人じん物ぶつを見みかけることがある。

  In period dramas, you sometimes see characters with the yakko-atama hairstyle.