ちんあなご

Japanese

Alternative spellings
狆穴子 珍穴子

Etymology

From 狆(ちん) (chin, “Pekinese (dog)”) + 穴子(あなご) (anago, “conger eel”), from the resemblance of its face to the Pekinese.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕĩɰ̃a̠na̠ɡo̞]

Noun

ちんあなご or チンアナゴ • (chin-anago) ^{←ちんあなご (tin'anago)?}

1. spotted garden eel, Heteroconger hassi

Usage notes

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).