🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
じーまーみ・じーまみー : jiimaami · jiimamii | define meaning
jiimaami · jiimamii
Pronunciation: [d͡ʑiːma(ː)mi]
Definition
Noun
- Peanut; groundnut; Jimami
- じーまーみどぅーふ【じーまーみ豆腐】
jiimaami duufu
"Peanut tofu" or "Jimami tofu" (An Okinawan dish)
- じーまーみどぅーふ【じーまーみ豆腐】
Etymology
Cognate to the Japanese term いじんまめ【異人豆】 ijinmame "peanut; groundnut" (literally "foreiger bean"), still used in Amakusa (Kumamoto) and possibly elsewhere.
意味：なんきんまめ【南京豆】、らっかせい【落花生】、ピーナッツ・ピーナツ