fugu
Blowfish: a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly…Blowfish: a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins.
» I want to try eating fugu sometime.
Irgendwann möchte ich gern mal Fugu probieren.
Я хочу как-нибудь попробовать фугу.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)Blowfish: a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins.
- a blowfish highly prized as a delicacy in Japan but highly dangerous because the skin and organs are poisonous
Examples
2 sentencesI want to try eating fugu sometime.
ruЯ хочу как-нибудь попробовать фугу. — odexed
deIrgendwann möchte ich gern mal Fugu probieren. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Make sure the chef is skilled before ordering fugu.
ruУбедись, что шеф-повар опытный, прежде чем будешь заказывать фугу. — odexed
Origin
Borrowed from Japanese 河豚(ふぐ) (fugu, “blowfish”).Borrowed from Japanese 河豚(ふぐ) (fugu, “blowfish”).
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable