Where does “chikuwa” come from?
chikuwa (English) comes from Japanese 竹輪, from Japanese 輪, from Japanese 腕輪, from Japanese 腕 — arm; ability; skill; talent.
chikuwa (English): A tube-shaped fish-paste cake from Japan
Definitions
- A tube-shaped fish-paste cake from Japan
Ancestry of “chikuwa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 竹輪 | chikuwa , a particular way of preparing kamaboko |
| 2 | Japanese | 輪 | ring; circle |
| 3 | Japanese | 腕輪 | bracelet |
| 4 | Japanese | 腕 | arm; ability; skill; talent |