じょうろ

Etymology

Usually said to come from Portuguese "jorro" (a jet of water). Occasionally written with the ateji 如雨露(じょうろ), but hiragana is standard; じょろ is a colloquial variant.

Common collocations

• じょうろで水(みず)をやる/あげる (to water with a watering can; あげる sounds gentler)
• じょうろに水(みず)を入(い)れる/汲(く)む (to fill the watering can)

Related words

• 水(みず)やり (watering plants)
• ホース (garden hose)
• 霧吹(きりふ)き (spray bottle for misting plants)
• 植木鉢(うえきばち) (flowerpot)