tobiko

Borrowed from Japanese とびこ.

tobiko (uncountable)

1. A nigirizushi (hand-formed sushi) made with roe of flying fish

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From Japanese 飛び子 (とびこ, tobiko, “roe of the flying fish”), from 飛魚 (とびうお, tobiuo, “flying fish”) + 子 (こ, ko, “roe”).

• IPA^(key): /to.bi.ko/
• Hyphenation: to‧bi‧ko

tobiko (plural tobiko-tobiko, first-person possessive tobikoku, second-person possessive tobikomu, third-person possessive tobikonya)

1. (cooking) roe of the flying fish.

• “tobiko” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

tobiko

1. Rōmaji transcription of とびこ