Yoshi
name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A male given name from Japanese.
- 2 A fictional dinosaur character from the Mario franchise.
"Each player can select from various Mario Bros. characters while you’re playing, and although Mario, Luigi, Peach, Daisy, and the Toads have the same abilities, you can also play as Nabbit or any of a host of different-color Yoshis. Nabbit and the Yoshis can’t use in-game power-ups—no elephant Yoshis this time around—but they can’t be hurt by the environment and lose a life only if they fall into a pit or other hazard."
Example
More examples"Each player can select from various Mario Bros. characters while you’re playing, and although Mario, Luigi, Peach, Daisy, and the Toads have the same abilities, you can also play as Nabbit or any of a host of different-color Yoshis. Nabbit and the Yoshis can’t use in-game power-ups—no elephant Yoshis this time around—but they can’t be hurt by the environment and lose a life only if they fall into a pit or other hazard."
Etymology
From Japanese ヨッシー (Yosshī, “Yoshi, the Super Mario Bros. dinosaur character”), 義 (Yoshi, common Japanese male given name), and many other spellings. See よし.
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.