うながっぱ

noun

eel and cucumber maki roll; kappa maki with eel

A type of sushi roll that combines eel and cucumber, often arranged so the cross-section resembles a face (like a kappa). The name is a portmanteau of うなぎ (eel) and かっぱ (kappa, a water imp; also used for cucumber rolls).

• この店みせのうながっぱは、切きり口くちがかっぱの顔かおみたいでかわいい。

  The unagappa at this shop is cute because the cross-section looks like a kappa's face.

noun

Unagappa mascot; Tajimi City mascot

A local mascot character for Tajimi City in Gifu Prefecture, based on the sushi roll and the kappa motif.

• 多た治じ見み市しのゆるキャラ、うながっぱは鰻うなぎとかっぱを合がっ体たいさせたデザインだ。

  Tajimi City's mascot, Unagappa, has a design that combines an eel and a kappa.