ごーやーちゃんぷるー

Okinawan

ごーやーちゃんぷるー: a plate of bitter melon stir-fry dish.

Etymology

Compound of ごーやー (gōyā, “bitter melon”) +‎ ちゃんぷるー (-chanpurū, “chanpuru (Okinawan stir-fry)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡoːjaːt͡ɕam̩puɾuː]

Noun

ごーやーちゃんぷるー (gōyāchanpurū) 

1. A bitter melon chanpuru:

   a type of Okinawan home style stir-fried dish consisting of thinly sliced bitter melon, crumbled tofu, vegetables, pork and cooking oil, etc. (stir-fried together and seasoned with salt, pepper, bonito flakes.)

Related terms

• ごーやー (gōyā, “bitter melon”)
• ちゃんぷるー (chanpurū, “stir-fry”)

Descendants

• → Japanese: ゴーヤーチャンプルー (gōyā chanpurū)

References

• “ごーやーちゃんぷるー【苦瓜ちゃんぷるー】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.

Further reading

• ゴーヤーチャンプルー (in Japanese)