お多た福ふく

noun

homely woman; plain woman

Derogatory term for a woman with a specific homely appearance: small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks. Often used in a mocking or humorous way.

• 彼かれは彼かの女じょのことを「お多た福ふく」と呼よんで笑わらった。

  He laughed and called her an 'otafuku' (homely woman).

noun

Otafuku mask

Abbreviation of お多福面. Refers to a humorous mask depicting a homely woman's face, used in traditional performances or as a lucky charm.

See also: お多福面

• 節せつ分ぶんのときに、お多た福ふくの面めんを飾かざる家いえもある。

  Some households display an Otafuku mask during Setsubun.