バッテラ

バッテラ

Japanese

Etymology

From Portuguese bateira (“boat”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) バッテラ [bàttérá] (Heiban – [0])[2]
• IPA^(key): [ba̠t̚te̞ɾa̠]

Noun

バッテラ (rōmaji battera)

1. a type of sushi with a piece of pressed mackerel on it (Ōsaka style)
2. a boat, especially a smaller launch or dinghy kept on a larger ship

References

1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN