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ふーとー【蒲桃】 : fuutoo | define meaning
fuutoo
Pronunciation: [ɸuːtoː]
Definition
Noun
- Rose apple (Syzygium jambos sp.)
Etymology
From Chinese 【蒲桃】 "rose apple" (cf. Mandarin pútáo, Cantonese pou4 tou4-2 and pou4 tou4, Hokkien pô͘-thô, Wu 6bu-dau), reconstructed for Middle Chinese as *bu daw. Compare ふと futo in the Japanese term ふともも【蒲桃】 futomomo "rose apple".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 蒲桃 |
| Kana | ふーとー |
| Romanization | fuutoo |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ɸuːtoː] |
意味：ふともも【蒲桃】
Categories:
蒲桃
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, May 15). ふーとー【蒲桃】 : fuutoo | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, July 1, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7059/fuutoo/.