おこげ
Japanese
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御焦げ お焦げ |
Etymology
editCompound of 御 (o-, “honorific prefix”) + 焦げ (koge, “burnt”, from 焦げる (kogeru, “to be burned”)). The fag hag sense arises from analogy to burnt residue sticking to a お釜 (okama, “cooking pot; homosexual”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editSynonyms
edit- (burnt residual food): 焦げ飯 (kogemeshi)
See also
edit- お釜 (okama, “pot; male homosexual”)
References
edit- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN