鰐梨

See also: 鱷梨 and 鳄梨

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 鰐梨 – see 鱷梨 (“avocado”).
(This term, 鰐梨, is a variant form of 鱷梨.)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鰐 梨
わに
Hyōgaiji		 なし
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 鰐 (wani, “crocodile”) +‎ 梨 (nashi, “pear”), calque of English alligator pear.[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

鰐梨 (hiragana わになし, katakana ワニナシ, rōmaji waninashi)

  1. (dated) Synonym of アボカド (abokado, “avocado, alligator pear”)

References

  1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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