笹かまぼこ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
笹
ささ Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
笹蒲鉾

笹かまぼこ (sasakamaboko)

Etymology

From 笹 (sasa, “bamboo grass”) +‎ 蒲鉾 (kamaboko, “fishcake”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ささかまぼこ [sàsákáꜜmàbòkò] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [sa̠sa̠ka̠ma̠bo̞ko̞]

Noun

笹(ささ)かまぼこ • (sasakamaboko) 

1. a type of kamaboko that is made to look like a white bamboo leaf; a specialty of Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture

   Hypernym: 蒲鉾 (kamaboko)