シャボン

Japanese

Borrowed from Portuguese sabão,[1][2][3] or from Early Modern Spanish jabón, from Old Spanish xabon.[2][4][5] The initial sh- in the Japanese term suggests that Spanish might be the more likely source, considering historical pronunciation patterns. Cognate to Okinawan サフン (safun), and distantly to English soap.

シャボン • (shabon)

シャボン玉(だま) (shabondama): a soap bubble
シャボンの木(き) (shabon no ki): alternate name for 石鹸木 (sekkenboku): either the soap tree (Styrax japonicus), or the soapbark or soap bark tree (Quillaja saponaria)
シャボン豆(まめ) (shabon mame): alternate name for 白小豆 (shiro azuki): white azuki beans, Vigna angularis

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