鱈子

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鱈	子
たら Hyōgai	こ Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

From 鱈(たら) (tara, “cod”) + 子(こ) (ko, “child”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) たらこ [tàrákóꜜ] (Odaka – [3])
• (Tokyo) たらこ [tàrákó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ta̠ɾa̠ko̞]

Noun

鱈(たら)子(こ) or 鱈子(タラコ) • (tarako) 

1. cod roe; tarako

Derived terms

• 鱈子唇(たらこくちびる) (tarako kuchibiru)

Descendants

• → English: tarako