豚の饅頭

Japanese

Kanji in this term
豚	饅	頭
ぶた Grade: S	まん Hyōgai	じゅう Grade: 2
kun'yomi	tōon

Etymology

Calque of English sow bread. Compound of 豚 (buta, “pig”) +‎ の (no, “possessive particle”) +‎ 饅頭 (manjū, “a type of bun typically with bean paste filling”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ぶたのまんじゅう [bùtá nó máńjúꜜù] (Nakadaka – [6])^[1]
IPA^(key): [bɯ̟ta̠ no̞ mã̠ɲ̟d͡ʑɨː]

Noun

豚(ぶた)の饅(まん)頭(じゅう) • (buta no manjū) ^{←ぶたのまんぢゆう (butanomandyuu)^?}

(obsolete) cyclamen

Synonyms

シクラメン (shikuramen), 篝火草(かがりびそう) (kagaribisō)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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