ホルモン

ホルモン

Japanese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Hormon.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ホ​ルモン [hóꜜrùmòǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ho̞ɾɯ̟ᵝmõ̞ɴ]

Noun

ホルモン (rōmaji horumon)

1. (biology, medicine) hormone

Etymology 2

from 放 (ほう)るもん (hōru mon, literally “things to throw away”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ホ​ルモン [hóꜜrùmòǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ho̞ɾɯ̟ᵝmõ̞ɴ]

Noun

ホルモン (rōmaji horumon)

1. (cooking) offal, pig or cow entrails utilized as food; もつ (motsu), 臓物 (ぞうもつ) (zōmotsu)
   • 2018 July 11 (last accessed) “Horumon”, in Yaki-niku Toraji‎:

     内臓肉 (ないぞうにく)の王様 (おうさま)「ホルモン」は牛 (ウシ)の大腸 (だいちょう)のこと。シマチョウやテッチャンの名 (めい)でも親 (した)しまれます。トラジは脂 (あぶら)付 (つ)きだけを使用 (しよう)し、丁寧 (ていねい)な下処理 (したしょり)と鮮度管理 (せんどかんり)を徹底 (てってい)して提供 (ていきょう)。

     Naizō niku no ō-sama “horumon” wa ushi no daichō no koto. Shimachō ya tetchan no mei demo shitashimaremasu. Toraji wa abura tsuki dake o shiyō shi, teineina shitashori to sendo kanri o tettei shite teikyō.

     The king of organ meats, “horumon” is the large intestine of cattle. You may also know it as shimachō or tetchan. At Toraji we add only oil, process minimally, and ensure freshness.