Japanese edit

Etymology edit

/ponsu//ponzu/

A shift in pronunciation from earlier ポンス (ponsu), borrowed from Dutch pons (punch, obsolete, superseded by punch),[1][2][3] from English punch, ultimately from Sanskrit पञ्चन् (páñcan, five).

Noun edit

ポンず (ponzuポンス (ponsu)?

  1. ポン酢: ponzu: a sour citrus-based sauce usually made from the juice of the (だいだい) (daidai), an Asian variety of bitter orange, mixed with soy sauce

References edit

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN