ナゲット

Japanese

Etymology

From English nugget. Compare チキン・ナゲット (chikin nagetto, “chicken nugget”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [na̠ɡe̞t̚to̞]

Noun

ナゲット • (nagetto) 

1. nugget
   1. a small piece of precious metal, (especially) a gold nugget
      • 1997, Saito Takako, Sanbyaku rokujū-roku nichi tanjō seki no hon [Book of 366 birthday stones]‎^[1], page 213:

        金(きん)そのもののゴールド・ナゲットは象(しょう)徴(ちょう)的(てき)なプレゼントといえるかもしれません。

        Kin sono mono no gōrudo nagetto wa shōchōteki na purezento toieru kamoshiremasen.

        Gold itself as a gold nugget may be a symbolically meaningful gift.

   2. a small piece of meat or other food, (especially) a chicken nugget
      • 2014, Miyazawa Mari, Miyazawa Mari no waku-waku oe-kaiki obentō [Mari Miyazawa’s exciting picture box lunches]‎^[2], page 79:

        そのまま入(い)れてもとってもかわいい星(ほし)型(がた)ナゲットですが、ちょっとアレンジすると、世(せ)界(かい)にひとつだけのお弁(べん)当(とう)に変(へん)身(しん)です!

        Sono mama irete mo tottemo kawaii hoshigata nagetto desu ga, chotto arenji suru to, sekai ni hitotsu dake no o-bentō ni henshin desu!

        Just put it in as it is for a very cute heart-shaped nugget, but with a little arranging it becomes a one-of-a-kind box lunch!