ツナマヨ

Japanese

Etymology

From ツナ (tsuna, “canned tuna”) + マヨ (mayo, “mayonnaise”), from English tuna and French mayonnaise. Compare English mayo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡sɨᵝna̠ma̠jo̞]

Noun

ツナマヨ • (tsunamayo) 

1. canned tuna mixed with mayonnaise; tuna salad
   • 2009, Shufunotomo, Onigiri paradise‎^[1], page 110:

     定(てい)番(ばん)のツナマヨにカレーをプラスしてバージョンアップ

     Teiban no tsunamayo ni karē o purasu shite bājon appu

     Standard tuna-mayonnaise is improved with addition of curry powder

   • 2020 April 3, “Hajimete no oyako ryōri saiteki! Kodomo to tsukuru ‘tsunamayo onigiri’ [Best first-time parent-child cooking! Make ‘tuna-mayo rice balls’ with kids]”, in Mainichi Shimbun‎^[2]:

     お子(こ)さんの大(だい)好(す)きなツナマヨおにぎりや、工(こう)作(さく)気(き)分(ぶん)で作(つく)れる俵(たわら)型(がた)のおにぎりなど、いろんなおにぎりを試(ため)して楽(たの)しんでみてはいかがでしょう？

     Okosan no daisuki na tsunamayo onigiri ya, kōsaku kibun de tsukureru tawara gata no onigiri nado, ironna onigiri o tameshite tanoshinde mite wa ikaga deshō?

     How about trying these kid-pleasing tuna salad onigiri and various easy-to-make barrel-shaped onigiri?

Related terms

• ツナ (tsuna, “tuna; canned tuna”)
• シーチキン (shīchikin, “canned tuna”)
• マヨネーズ (mayonēzu, “mayonnaise”)
• おにぎり (onigiri, “onigiri, rice ball”)