あまおう

noun

Amaou; Amaou strawberry

A large, sweet strawberry cultivar from Fukuoka Prefecture. The name is a portmanteau of あまい (sweet), まるい (round), おおきい (big), and うまい (delicious).

• 福ふく岡おかのあまおうはとても甘あまくて大おおきい。

  Fukuoka's Amaou strawberries are very sweet and large.

• 今年ことしもあまおうの季き節せつがやってきた。

  Amaou season has come again this year.