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Dog Ice Cream Goes by the Name of Wanko

By Seamus Byrne on August 1, 2007 at 9:41 PM

wankoice.jpgThis is dog ice-cream, available in, yep, Japan. I don’t think that means it’s dog-flavored (”Choose from Dachsund Daiquiri, Choco-Chow and Key Lime Labrador”), but that it is for dogs. Hence the bowl – or maybe you think that’s what we Giz writers eat off.

What I want to know is why they went with the name Wanko? [Gizmodo Japan through Google Translate]

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  • Will
    August 2, 2007 at 9:17 PM

    In Japanese a dog’s bark is “Wan”, as in English it is “Woof”. And a “ko” on the end of a name literally means “child”, but is used to make things sound cuter.
    I don’t know if that’s why they called their dog wanko, but I think it might have something to do with it.

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