っちゅう

conjunction

called; meaning; said

Colloquial contraction of という or っていう, used in casual conversation to indicate what something is called or what someone said.

See also: と言う (という) · って言う (っていう)

• それ、なんっちゅう名な前まえだっけ？

  What was that called again?

• 田た中なかっちゅう人ひとから電でん話わがあったよ。

  There was a call from someone called Tanaka.