🌏 Region(s): Kyushu (Kagoshima)
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gesu
Pronunciation: /ɡeH/ [ɡes(u̥)~ɡeç]
Definition
Noun
- Trifoliate orange (sp. Citrus trifoliata); Japanese bitter orange, Chinese bitter orange; hardy orange
Etymology
Cognate to Hiroshima げし geshi; Hiroshima and Fukuoka げず gezu; Kagoshima げす gesu "trifoliate orange". Possibly of Sinitic origin, compare Mandarin 【枸橘】 gōu jú "trifoliate orange", 【枳】 zhǐ "trifoliate orange" and 【柑子】 gānzi "mandarin orange" (> Japanese こうじ【甘子・柑子】 kouji "Koji orange").
意味：からたち【枳殻・枸橘】、きこく【枳殻】
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