あいぎょくし

noun

Ficus pumila var. awkeotsang; climbing fig variety

A variety of climbing fig whose seeds are used to make aiyu jelly (愛玉子ゼリー), a traditional Taiwanese dessert. The word is usually written in kana, especially オーギョーチー.

• 台たい湾わんの夜よ市いちでオーギョーチーのゼリーを食たべた。

  I ate aiyu jelly at a night market in Taiwan.

• オーギョーチーはクワ科かの植しょく物ぶつだ。

  Aiyu is a plant of the mulberry family.