ホルモン

Japanese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Hormon.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ホルモン [hóꜜrùmòǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ho̞ɾɯ̟mõ̞ɴ]

Noun

ホルモン • (horumon) 

1. (biology, medicine) hormone

Etymology 2

from 放(ほう)るもん (hōru mon, literally “things to throw away”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ホルモン [hóꜜrùmòǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ho̞ɾɯ̟mõ̞ɴ]

Noun

The Japanese word ホルモン

ホルモン • (horumon) 

1. (cooking) offal, pig or cow entrails utilized as food; もつ (motsu), 臓(ぞう)物(もつ) (zōmotsu)
   • 2018 July 11 (last accessed), “Horumon”, in Yaki-niku Toraji‎^[1]:

     内(ない)臓(ぞう)肉(にく)の王(おう)様(さま)「ホルモン」は牛(ウシ)の大(だい)腸(ちょう)のこと。シマチョウやテッチャンの名(めい)でも親(した)しまれます。トラジは脂(あぶら)付(つ)きだけを使(し)用(よう)し、丁(てい)寧(ねい)な下(した)処(しょ)理(り)と鮮(せん)度(ど)管(かん)理(り)を徹(てっ)底(てい)して提(てい)供(きょう)。

     Naizō niku no ō-sama “horumon” wa ushi no daichō no koto. Shimachō ya tetchan no mei demo shitashimaremasu. Toraji wa abura tsuki dake o shiyō shi, teinei na shitashori to sendo kanri o tettei shite teikyō.

     The king of organ meats, “horumon”, is the large intestine of cattle. You may also know it as shimachō or tetchan. At Toraji we add only oil, process minimally, and ensure freshness.