noun
Refers to the dried flower bud of Syzygium aromaticum, used as a spice. Also used for the tree itself in botanical contexts.
See also: クローブ
カレーに丁子を数粒入れると風味が増す。
Adding a few cloves to curry enhances the flavor.
丁子の香りが漂うキッチン。
A kitchen filled with the scent of cloves.
クローブ is the more common loanword for clove in modern Japanese, especially in cooking. 丁子 is the traditional Japanese term and is often seen in older texts or botanical names.
The kanji 丁子 are ateji (phonetic equivalents) for the Chinese-derived name for clove. The reading ちょうじ comes from the Chinese term 丁子 (dīngzǐ).