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ふくらし粉 (ふくらしこ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ふくらし粉こ

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Meanings

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noun

baking powder

A leavening agent used in baking to make dough rise. Commonly used in recipes and cooking contexts.

このケーキにはふくらし粉こが入はいっています。
This cake contains baking powder.
ふくらし粉こを小こ麦むぎ粉こに混まぜてください。
Please mix the baking powder into the flour.

Written forms

ふくらし粉こUsage80%
Standard spelling using the common kanji 粉 (powder).
膨ふくらし粉こUsage20%
Uses the kanji 膨 (to swell), which directly relates to the leavening action.
脹ふくらし粉こ
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 脹 also means to swell but is less common.

Kanji

粉

flour, powder, dust

膨swell, get fat, thick

脹dilate, distend, bulge

Similar words

ベーキングパウダー
The loanword ベーキングパウダー is also common and refers to the same product, but ふくらし粉 is the native Japanese term.
重じゅう曹そう
重曹 (baking soda) is a different leavening agent; baking powder often contains baking soda plus an acid.

Etymology

Compound of ふくらし (from 膨らす, 'to make swell') + 粉 (powder).