fugu

See also: fuĝu

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 河豚 (fugu, “blowfish”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfuː.ɡuː/

Noun

fugu (uncountable)

  1. Blowfish: a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins.

Translations
blowfish — see blowfish

Aromanian

Verb

fugu

  1. Alternative form of fug

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese fogo. Cognates with Kabuverdianu fogu.

Noun

fugu

  1. fire

Japanese

Romanization

fugu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ふぐ
  2. Rōmaji transcription of フグ

Portuguese

Noun

fugu m (plural fugus)

  1. fugu (blowfish, as a Japanese delicacy)
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