maguro

/ˈmaɡʊɹəʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

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"An excellent place across from the station is Magurokāsan. ‘Maguro’ means tuna, and if it can be made from tuna, it’s probably on the menu, including exotic and tasty maguro gyōza (tuna-filled dumplings) for ¥400."

Late 19th century, borrowed from Japanese 鮪 (まぐろ, maguro, “tuna”).

Questions

How do you pronounce maguro?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmaɡʊɹəʊ/.

What does maguro mean?

Tuna meat, eaten raw as sushi or sashimi.

Where does maguro come from?

It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce maguro

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