とろ

See also: どろ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
瀞

Pronunciation

Noun

とろ • (toro) ←とろ (toro)?

  1. pool in a river

Etymology 2

Probably from とろりと (torori to, “to melt in the mouth”).

Pronunciation

Noun

とろ or トロ • (toro) ←とろ (toro)?

  1. a fatty cut of tuna
Derived terms
  • 中(ちゅう)トロ (chūtoro)
  • 大(おお)トロ (ōtoro)
Descendants
  • → Cantonese: 拖羅 / 拖罗 (to1 lo4)

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of とろ – see the following entry.
【吐露】
[noun] expression of one's sentiments
[verb] reveal, express, lay bare (one's thoughts)
(This term, とろ (toro), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as とろ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as とろ.)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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