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フライドポテト

gairaigoEnglish originirregular readingnounnoun (generic)

Tags

gairaigo
Borrowed word, foreign origin word #gairaigo
English origin
Gairaigo: Words adopted from English #eng_lang
irregular reading
Readings considered non-standard, infrequent, coloquial or dialectical. #ik
noun
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) #n
noun (generic)
All kinds of Japanese nouns #noun

Reading

  • フライドポテト
    フライドポテト
    furaidopoteto
  • irregular reading
    フライポテト
    フライポテト
    furaipoteto
  • フライド・ポテト
    フライド・ポテト
    furaido/poteto
  • irregular reading
    フライ・ポテト
    フライ・ポテト
    furai/poteto

Meaning

Potato was introduced in Japan by Dutch traders and since then it has been extensively used in Japanese cuisine. There are two different words in Japanese to say potato: ジャガイモ and ポテト.


ジャガイモ is commonly used when talking about the raw vegetable or when it's cooked in a Japanese or Asian way. It's believed the potato was originally brought from Jakarta to southern Japan (Kyushu) by Dutch traders.

EnglishJapanese
Meat and potato stew肉じゃが

When the potato is cooked in a western way, the word ポテト is used instead. Some examples:

EnglishJapanese
French friesフライドポテト
Potato chipsポテトチップス
Mashed potatoesマッシュポテト
Baked potatoベークドポテト
Potato saladポテトサラダ

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