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椰子糖 (やしとう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

椰や子し糖とう

also: ヤシとう

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Meanings

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noun

palm sugar

A sweetener made from the sap of palm trees, used in Southeast Asian cooking. Also called パームシュガー.

See also: パームシュガー

このカレーには椰や子し糖とうが入はいっている。
This curry contains palm sugar.
椰や子し糖とうはココナッツシュガーと似にている。
Palm sugar is similar to coconut sugar.

Written forms

椰や子し糖とう
Standard kanji spelling using 椰子 for palm.
やし糖とう
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; common in everyday writing.
ヤシ糖とう
Katakana-kanji spelling; often seen in product labels.
ヤシとう

Kanji

糖sugar
椰

coconut tree

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Similar words

パームシュガー
Synonymous loanword; 椰子糖 is the native Japanese term.
ココナッツシュガー
Coconut sugar is a specific type of palm sugar made from coconut palm sap.

Etymology

Compound of 椰子 (yashi, 'palm') and 糖 (tō, 'sugar').