tobiko

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Japanese とびこ.

Noun[edit]

tobiko (uncountable)

  1. The roe of flying fish used as food.
  2. A nigirizushi (hand-formed sushi) made with roe of flying fish.

Anagrams[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Japanese 飛び子 (とびこ, tobiko, roe of the flying fish), from 飛魚 (とびうお, tobiuo, flying fish) + (, ko, roe).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /to.bi.ko/
  • Hyphenation: to‧bi‧ko

Noun[edit]

tobiko (first-person possessive tobikoku, second-person possessive tobikomu, third-person possessive tobikonya)

  1. (cooking) roe of the flying fish.

Further reading[edit]

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

tobiko

  1. Rōmaji transcription of とびこ