Where does “karaage” come from?
karaage (English) comes from Japanese 唐揚げ, from Japanese 唐, from Japanese 伽羅, from Sanskrit कालागुरु.
karaage (English): Japanese or Korean food that is dipped in flour...
Definitions
- Japanese or Korean food that is dipped in flour...
Ancestry of “karaage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 唐揚げ | Japanese-style fried meat or food in general;... |
| 2 | Japanese | 唐 | foreign lands in general; element in compounds,... |
| 3 | Japanese | 伽羅 | the Gaya confederacy: a grouping of smaller states on the southern end of the Korean peninsula, roughly dating to 42-532 |
| 4 | Sanskrit | कालागुरु | — |