鳴門巻き

Japanese

kanjitab
Definitions
  • a type of 蒲鉾 (fishcake) that is white on the outside with a pink spiral pattern on the inside; prepared in loaves or rolls, then sliced and added to dishes as a garnish

Etymology

Compound from Japanese 鳴門 (a noisy strait narrows where the rushing of the tides causes noisy whirlpools) + Japanese 巻き (rolling, winding, spiral, wrapping, roll, windVerb, hearing, whirl).

Origin

Japanese

巻き

Gloss

rolling, winding, spiral, wrapping, roll, windVerb, hearing, whirl

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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