Azuchi-Momoyama

[ah-zoo-chee-maw-maw-yah-mah]

A·zu·chi-Mo·mo·ya·ma

[ah-zoo-chee-maw-maw-yah-mah]
noun
a period of Japanese art, 1568–1600, characterized by construction of imposing, elegant castles and small, unadorned teahouses, lavish decorative arts, and bright-colored painting.

Origin:
after the locations of castles built by two dominant warlords of the period, Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi
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Azuchi-momoyama has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
given to using long words.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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