蕃茄
Chinese edit
For pronunciation and definitions of 蕃茄 – see 番茄 (“foreign eggplant; tomato; chilli pepper”). (This term is a variant form of 番茄). |
Japanese edit
Etymology 1 edit
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蕃 | 茄 |
Jinmeiyō | Jinmeiyō |
irregular |
Borrowed from English tomato. The kanji are ateji (当て字), from the Chinese word for tomato.
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The kanji spelling for tomato is exceedingly rare.
Etymology 2 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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蕃 | 茄 |
ばん Jinmeiyō |
か Jinmeiyō |
kan’yōon |
Given the history of when tomatoes were introduced to the far east, probably from late-middle or early-modern Cantonese 蕃茄 (fānqié). Compare the modern Cantonese reading of faan1 ke4.
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This term has been superseded in modern Japanese by the English-derived トマト (tomato).