Japanese edit

For pronunciation and definitions of なると – see the following entry.
鳴門
[noun] a noisy strait or narrows where the rushing of the tides causes noisy whirlpools
[noun] Short for 鳴門巻き (narutomaki): a kamaboko fishcake with a whirlpool design
[noun] (cooking) a technique in which ingredients are cut in spiral patterns
[proper noun] Short for 鳴門市 (Naruto-shi): A city in northwestern Tokushima Prefecture
[proper noun] Short for 鳴門海峡 (Naruto-kaikyō): Naruto Strait, famous for its eponymous whirlpools
[proper noun] a surname
[noun] (cooking, colloquial) edible 若布 (wakame) seaweed used for cooking
Alternative spellings
鳴戸, ナルト
(This term, なると, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)