🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
こーれーぐーす【高麗胡椒】 : kooreeguusu | define meaning
kooreeguusu
Pronunciation: [koɾeːɡuːsu]
Definition
Noun
- Chili pepper (genus Capsicum); cayenne pepper; red pepper
Etymology
Cognate to the seldom-used standard Japanese form こうらいこしょう【高麗胡椒】 kouraikoshou "chili pepper; cayenne pepper". Ultimately derived from こうらい【高麗】 kourai (Okinawan こーれー kooree) "Korea" and こしょう【胡椒】 koshou (Okinawan ぐす -gusu or ぐーす -guusu) "pepper", owing to the fact that the seeds of such peppers were historically imported from Korea.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 高麗胡椒 |
| Kana | こーれーぐーす |
| Romanization | kooreeguusu |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [koɾeːɡuːsu] |
意味：コーレーグス・コウライコショウ【高麗胡椒】、とうがらし【唐辛子・唐芥子・蕃椒】
Categories:
高麗胡椒
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2019, October 15). こーれーぐーす【高麗胡椒】 : kooreeguusu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 8, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/3142/kooreeguusu/.