赤茄子

赤茄子

Japanese

FWOTD – 19 June 2017

Kanji in this term
赤	茄	子
あか Grade: 1	Jinmeiyō	Grade: 1
Irregular

Etymology

赤 (aka, “red”) +‎ 茄子 (nasu, “eggplant”)

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
  • (Tokyo) あかなす [àkánású] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA^(key): [a̠ka̠na̠sɨᵝ]

Noun

赤茄子 (hiragana あかなす, rōmaji akanasu)

1. (obsolete) Synonym of トマト (tomato, “tomato”)
   • 村井弦斎, 『食道楽』, 冬の巻

     その上 (うえ)から白 (しろ)ソースとか赤茄子 (あかなす)ソースとか適宜 (てきぎ)のソースをかけて食 (た)べます。

     Sono ue kara shiro sōsu toka akanasu sōsu toka tekigi no sōsu o kakete tabemasu.

     And after that it is topped with suitable sauces such as white sauce and tomato sauce and eaten.