綿菓子

Japanese

Kanji in this term
綿	菓	子
わた Grade: 5	か > が Grade: S	し Grade: 1
kun'yomi	on'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 綿(わた) (wata, “cotton”) + 菓子(かし) (kashi, “sweet”).

The kashi changes to gashi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) わたがし [wàtágáꜜshì] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]
(Tokyo) わたがし [wàtáꜜgàshì] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]
IPA^(key): [β̞a̠ta̠ɡa̠ɕi]

Noun

綿(わた)菓(が)子(し) • (watagashi) ^{←わたぐわし (watagwasi)^?}

cotton candy (US), candy floss (UK)
Synonyms: 電気飴 (denkiame), 綿飴 (wataame)

References

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