ayu
A sweetfish, an amphidromous game fish of East Asia of species Plecoglossus altivelis,…A sweetfish, an amphidromous game fish of East Asia of species Plecoglossus altivelis, prized for its sweet-tasting flesh and subject to extensive aquaculture.
/ɑːjuː/
» The ayu season has opened.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)A sweetfish, an amphidromous game fish of East Asia of species Plecoglossus altivelis, prized for its sweet-tasting flesh and subject to extensive aquaculture.
Examples
3 sentencesThe ayu season has opened.
Fishing often starts to go with the start of the Ayu season.
It's now tasty Ayu season.
Origin
From Japanese 鮎 (ayu, “sweetfish”).From Japanese 鮎 (ayu, “sweetfish”).
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