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Where does “tamagoyaki” come from?

tamagoyaki (English) comes from Japanese 卵焼き, from Japanese 卵, from Japanese 子, from Japanese 鼠, from Japanese nezumi.

tamagoyaki (English): A Japanese omelette made by rolling together...

Definitions

  1. A Japanese omelette made by rolling together...

Ancestry of “tamagoyaki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese卵焼きTamagoyaki, a Japanese omelette made from egg
2Japanese卵an egg, including fish roe; the beginning or...
3Japanese子a child; a girl, especially a dear or desired...
4Japanese鼠a mouse or a rat; general term for members of...
5Japanesenezumi—
Every word from Japanese nezumi →