andon

Not valid in Scrabble

It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
6
Words With Friends
8
Letters
5

Definition of andon

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable)A Japanese paper lantern.
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noun

  1. (countable)A Japanese paper lantern.
  2. (uncountable)A system that notifies workers of a quality or process problem, sometimes with a means to pause production until the problem is resolved.
  3. (countable)A light used to indicate a problem in the andon manufacturing system.

name

  1. A surname from Galician.

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Etymology

(manufacturing): Borrowed from Japanese アンドン (andon), a specialization of 行灯 (andon). Introduced by Toyota.

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