豚の饅頭

Japanese

Kanji in this term
豚	饅	頭
ぶた Grade: S	まん Hyōgaiji	じゅう Grade: 2
kun’yomi	tōon

Etymology

Calque of English sow bread. Compound of 豚 (buta, “pig”) +‎ の (no, “possessive particle”) +‎ 饅頭 (manjū, “a type of bun typically with bean paste filling”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぶたのまんじゅ​う [bùtá nó máńjúꜜù] (Nakadaka – [6])
• IPA^(key): [bɯ̟ᵝta̠ no̞ mã̠ɲ̟d͡ʑɨᵝː]

Noun

豚(ぶた)の饅(まん)頭(じゅう) • (buta no manjū) ^{←ぶたのまんぢゆう (butanomandyuu)?}

1. (obsolete) cyclamen

Synonyms

• シクラメン (shikuramen), 篝火草(かがりびそう) (kagaribisō)