Word origin
[1895–1900; ‹ Japn, equiv. to
hok opening, first +
ku stanza; earlier
fot-ku ‹ MChin, equiv. to Chin
fá depart +
jù phrase
]This word is first recorded in the period 1895–1900. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Marxism, calling card, flamenco, frame of reference, slapstick