When you hear 'futon' are you hearing English or Japanese?

'Futon' is a word borrowed from Japanese 'futon'. The word entered the English language some time around 1876.

futon [noun] [1876]

A usually cotton-filled mattress used on the floor or in a frame as a bed, couch, or chair

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Etymology: Japanese

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