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Where does “tobiko” come from?

tobiko (English) comes from Japanese とびこ — 飛び子 roe of the flying fish.

tobiko (English): The roe of flying fish used as food; A...

Definitions

  1. The roe of flying fish used as food; A...

Ancestry of “tobiko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseとびこ飛び子 roe of the flying fish
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