Taiwanese bamboo raft
Refers specifically to the traditional bamboo rafts used in Taiwan, often for fishing or transportation. The word is a loan from Taiwanese Hokkien.
In Taiwanese fishing villages, you can still see bamboo rafts today.
Katakana spelling is standard for this Taiwanese loanword.
Kanji spelling is rare; the word is usually written in kana.
Loanword from Taiwanese Hokkien; the exact derivation is uncertain, but it is conventionally associated with the Taiwanese bamboo raft.