くわずぎらい

くわずぎらい

Japanese

Alternative spelling
食わず嫌い

Etymology

From 食(く)わず (kuwazu, “without eating, negative continuative of the verb 食(く)う (kuu)”) + 嫌(きら)い (kirai, “hate”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) くわずぎ​らい [kùwázúgíꜜràì] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
• IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ᵝɰᵝa̠zɨᵝɡʲiɾa̠i]

Noun

くわずぎらい • (kuwazu-girai)  (historical kana くはずぎらひ)

1. dislike of a food that one has not tried before

See also

• 偏食(へんしょく) (henshoku, “picky eating”)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN