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あんだぎー【油揚ぎー】

andagii

Pronunciation: [ʔan̩daɡiː]

Definition

Noun

  1. An Okinawan pastry similar to a doughnut that is shaped like a bun and prepared by mixing flour, sugar and eggs together, and then deep-frying the resulting dough. A Sata andagi; an Andagi; an Okinawan doughnut.

Etymology

Derived from a combination of あんだ【油】 anda "oil" and あぎー【揚ぎー】 agii "fried". Cognate to standard Japanese あぶらあげ【油揚げ】 abura age "fried in oil".

Notes

Also called: さーたあんだぎー・さーたーあんだぎー【砂糖油揚ぎー】 saata andagii or saataa andagii.

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Kanji油揚ぎー
Kanaあんだぎー
Romanizationandagii
Pronunciation (IPA)[ʔan̩daɡiː]

意味:アンダーギー、あぶらあげ【油揚げ】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). あんだぎー【油揚ぎー】 : andagii | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/933/andagii/.