shishamo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 柳葉魚 (shishamo, literally “willow leaf fish”), ultimately from Ainu スサㇺ (susam).

Noun

shishamo (plural shishamo)

1. Spirinchus lanceolatus, a Japanese smelt.

Japanese

Romanization

shishamo

1. Rōmaji transcription of シシャモ