綿菓子

Japanese
Kanji in this term
綿 菓 子
わた
Grade: 5		 か > が
Grade: S		 し
Grade: 1
kun’yomi on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 綿(わた) (wata, “cotton”) + 菓子(かし) (kashi, “sweet”).

The kashi changes to gashi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) わたが​し [wàtágáꜜshì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • (Tokyo) わた​がし [wàtáꜜgàshì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɰᵝa̠ta̠ɡa̠ɕi]

Noun

綿(わた)菓(が)子(し) • (watagashi) ←わたぐわし (watagwasi)?

  1. cotton candy (US), candy floss (UK)
    Synonyms: 電気飴 (denkiame), 綿飴 (wataame)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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