飛竜頭

Borrowed from Portuguese filhós (“fritters”),[1][2][3][4] with the shift from /o/ to /u/ likely influenced by the common ryū reading of the 竜 character used in the spelling.

The kanji spelling, a compound of 飛竜 (hiryū, “flying dragon”) +‎ 頭 (zu, “head”), is an example of ateji (当て字).

This reading may be rare in the Kansai region.

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ひりゅ​うず [hìryúꜜùzù] (Nakadaka – [2])[3]
  • IPA^(key): [çiɾʲɨᵝːzɨᵝ]

飛竜頭 (hiragana ひりゅうず, rōmaji hiryūzu, historical hiragana ひりゅうづ)

1. (Kantō) a kind of fritter made of equal parts regular rice flour and glutinous rice flour
2. (Kansai) Synonym of 雁擬き (ganmodoki): a type of fried tofu fritter made with vegetables, such as carrots, lotus roots and burdock

Borrowed from Portuguese filhós (“fritters”).[1][2][3][4] The zu in the Japanese may represent a shift from /s/ to /z/ influenced by the common zu reading of the 頭 character used in the spelling, or it may represent an original pronunciation of /z/ in the borrowing; see Portuguese_phonology#Consonant_sandhi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

The kanji spelling, a compound of 飛竜 (hiryō, “flying dragon”) +‎ 頭 (zu, “head”), is an example of ateji (当て字).

This reading appears to be more common in the Kansai region.

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ひりょ​ーず [hìryóꜜòzù] (Nakadaka – [2])[3]
  • IPA^(key): [çiɾʲo̞ːzɨᵝ]

飛竜頭 (hiragana ひりょうず, rōmaji hiryōzu, historical hiragana ひりょうづ)

1. (Kantō) a kind of fritter made of equal parts regular rice flour and glutinous rice flour
2. (Kansai) Synonym of 雁擬き (ganmodoki): a type of fried tofu fritter made with vegetables, such as carrots, lotus roots and burdock

Borrowed from Portuguese filhós (“fritters”).[1][2][3][4] The rō reading of the 竜 character used in the spelling is 慣用音 (kan'yōon, “irregular but customary reading”).

The kanji spelling, a compound of 飛竜 (hiryō, “flying dragon”) +‎ 頭 (zu, “head”), is an example of ateji (当て字).

This reading may be exclusive to the Kansai region.

• (Irregular reading)
  • (Tokyo) ひろ​ーす [hìróꜜòsù] (Nakadaka – [2])[3]
  • IPA^(key): [çiɾo̞ːsɨᵝ]

飛竜頭 (hiragana ひろうす, rōmaji hirōsu)

1. (Kansai) Synonym of 雁擬き (ganmodoki): a type of fried tofu fritter made with vegetables, such as carrots, lotus roots and burdock