also: たこさんうぃんなー · たこういんなー · たこうぃんなー
noun
octopus-shaped sausage
A Vienna sausage with one end cut into strips to resemble octopus tentacles, often included in bento boxes or children's meals.
お弁当にタコさんウインナーを入れた。
I put octopus-shaped sausages in the bento.
子どもはタコさんウインナーが大好きだ。
Kids love octopus-shaped sausages.
Most common spelling, using katakana for タコ and ウインナー, with さん in hiragana.
Variant with ウィ for the 'wi' sound; less common but seen.
Hiragana spelling for たこさん, with katakana ウインナー.
Fully hiragana/katakana mixed variant.
Shortened form without さん; common in casual contexts.
Shortened form with ウィ.
Shortened hiragana/katakana mixed form.
Shortened fully mixed form.
From タコ (octopus) + さん (honorific) + ウインナー (Vienna sausage), describing the sausage cut to look like an octopus.