ツナマヨ

Japanese

Etymology

From ツナ (tsuna, canned tuna) + マヨ (mayo, mayonnaise), from English tuna and French mayonnaise. Compare English mayo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨᵝna̠ma̠jo̞]

Noun

ツナマヨ • (tsunamayo) 

  1. canned tuna mixed with mayonnaise; tuna salad
    • 2009, Shufunotomo, Onigiri paradise, page 110:
      (てい)(ばん)ツナマヨにカレーをプラスしてバージョンアップ
      Teiban no tsunamayo ni karē o purasu shite bājon appu
      Standard tuna-mayonnaise is improved with addition of curry powder
    • 2020 April 3, “Hajimete no oyako ryōri saiteki! Kodomo to tsukuru ‘tsunamayo onigiri’ [Best first-time parent-child cooking! Make ‘tuna-mayo rice balls’ with kids]”, in Mainichi Shimbun:
      ()さんの(だい)()きなツナマヨおにぎりや、(こう)(さく)()(ぶん)(つく)れる(たわら)(がた)のおにぎりなど、いろんなおにぎりを(ため)して(たの)しんでみてはいかがでしょう?
      Okosan no daisuki na tsunamayo onigiri ya, kōsaku kibun de tsukureru tawara gata no onigiri nado, ironna onigiri o tameshite tanoshinde mite wa ikaga deshō?
      How about trying these kid-pleasing tuna salad onigiri and various easy-to-make barrel-shaped onigiri?
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