also: しろこ
noun
soft roe; milt
Only with reading しらこ
Culinary term for fish sperm sacs, often eaten as a delicacy. Reading is しらこ.
タラの白子は鍋料理によく使われる。
Cod milt is often used in hot pot dishes.
noun
Refers to an albino organism, especially an albino fish or animal. Both readings しらこ and しろこ are possible.
この池には白子の鯉がいる。
There is an albino carp in this pond.
Compound of 白 (しら/しろ, 'white') and 子 (こ, 'child' or 'small thing'). The reading しらこ is the older form; しろこ is a later variant.