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The Name And Meaning Of Each Characters

The Earthlings

Bulma: "Bloomers" the Japanese word for girls gym shorts

Dr Briefs: Mens underwear

Chichi: Slang for breast in Japanese

Chaozu: The chinese reading for "gyoza"in japanese (meaning pot stickers)

Tenshinhan: A kind of fried rice

Krillin: Chestnut in Japanese

Videl: The word "devil" mixed up

Mr. Satan: Satan.....duuuuuh

Oolong: The chinese "wulong" meaning Amber tea

Puar: "Pu-her" a variety of Chinese tea

Lunch: A play on lunch. Or launch, meaning to release

Yamcha: "Dim sum" in chinese

Pilaf: "Pilav" meaning rice dish

Shao and Mai: "Shao-mai" in chinese

Marron: Japanese pronunciation for "marron" in French

The Saiyans

Kakarotto: A joke on the word carrot

Gokou/Goku: The "ku" means sky.

Goten: The "ten" means heaven

Gohan: Rice or a meal in general in japanese

Pan: A pandemic word for bread

Vegeta: A joke on the word vegetable

Trunks: Boys gym shorts in japanese

Bra: Women's bra

Nappa: The english word for chinese cabbage

Raditz: A joke on "radish"

The Nameks

Piccolo: A flute

Nail: A joke on "snail"

Dende: The japanse "denden-mushi"

Piano: A piano

Tamborine: A tamborine

Tsuno: A japanese word for "horn" or "antennae"

Drum: A drum

Kargo: French for"escargo"

Cymbal: A cymbal (instrument)

Freeza Followers

Gurudo: A joke on "yoguruto" japanese for yogurt

Jees: A joke on cheese

Bahta: Japanese prononciation for the english word "butter"

Ginyu: Japanese for milk (spelled: gyunyu)

Rikoom: A joke on cream

Zarbon: "Pomelo" in english. A japanese fruit

Dodoria: "Doria" Japanese for "a tasty dish"

Kiwi The name of an egg-sized "fruit of the Cheese goseberry"

Freeza: Freezing

King Cold: Cold

Kooler: Cooler

Other Characters

Cell: The meaning of cell

Majin Buu: Bippity Boppity Boo (the words in Cinderalla)