エビフリャー

Japanese

Etymology

Known nationally as an imitation by comedian Tamori of the Nagoya dialect pronunciation of /ai/ as /æː/.

Responsible for an association of Nagoya with fried shrimp thereafter. See Wikipedia for details.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [e̞bʲiɸɯ̟ɾʲa̠ː]

Noun

エビフリャー • (ebifuryā) 

1. Eye dialect spelling of エビフライ (ebifurai, “fried shrimp”), representing Nagoya Japanese.