Etymology

chikuwa

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Today it means: A tube-shaped fish-paste cake from Japan. Full definition →

Japanese 竹輪
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from竹輪
  2. English todaychikuwa

Borrowed from Japanese 竹輪, literally "bamboo ring".

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.