fugu

noun
/ˈfuː.ɡuː/

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 府谷 (Fǔgǔ).

  1. borrowed from 府谷

Definitions

  1. Blowfish

    Blowfish: a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins.

    • Twenty minutes later, the chef has successfully prepared a whole fugu—or puffer fish—a Japanese delicacy whose capacity to maim and kill is dividing the country’s culinary world.
  2. A county of Yulin, Shaanxi, China.

    • The explosion occurred in the afternoon in Xinmin, a town in Fugu County, Shaanxi Province, and by early Tuesday rescuers had counted 147 wounded, 113 of whom had been hospitalized, according to Xinhua, the main state news agency.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for fugu. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA