綿菓子

Japanese

Kanji in this term
綿	菓	子
わた Grade: 5	か > が Grade: S	し Grade: 1
kun’yomi	on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 綿(わた) (wata, “cotton”) + 菓子(かし) (kashi, “sweet”).

The kashi changes to gashi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) わたが​し [wàtágáꜜshì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• (Tokyo) わた​がし [wàtáꜜgàshì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ɰᵝa̠ta̠ɡa̠ɕi]

Noun

綿(わた)菓(が)子(し) • (watagashi) ^{←わたぐわし (watagwasi)?}

1. cotton candy (US), candy floss (UK)

   Synonyms: 電気飴 (denkiame), 綿飴 (wataame)