てんかす

Japanese

Alternative spellings
天滓 天かす 天カス

Etymology

From 天(てん)ぷら (tenpura, “tenpura”) and 滓(かす) (kasu, “dregs”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) てんかす [tèńkású] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [tẽ̞ŋka̠sɨ]

Noun

てんかす or てんカス • (tenkasu) ^{←てんかす (tenkasu)?}

1. tenkasu, left-over bits of fried batter from the tenpura production process

Synonyms

• 揚(あ)げ玉(だま) (agedama)

Descendants

• → English: tenkasu