Probably best known in the popular anime series "Samurai Champloo," the actual word champloo means blend. "Samurai Champloo" is thus named because it is a blend of traditional japanese culture with a particularly funky hip-hop motif. The final product is one that somehow works albiet strange to first time viewers.

Champloo, also spelled Champuru, is an Okinawa word meaning "mixed up" or "stirred together".