金きんプラ

also: きんぷら

Meanings

golden tempura; tempura with egg yolk batter

A type of tempura where egg yolk is added to the batter, giving it a golden color. The name is a blend of 金 (gold) and 天ぷら (tempura).

Kanji

金gold
麩light wheat-gluten bread
羅gauze, thin silk, Rome
麸light wheat-gluten bread

Related words

天てんぷら
Standard tempura without the egg yolk batter; 金プラ specifically refers to the golden variant.
金きんメッキ
Standard term for gold plating; 金プラ is a slangy abbreviation.

Built from

金きん+プラ

Written forms

金きんプラ
Common abbreviation using katakana プラ for プラチナ or プラスチック, but here specifically for tempura. The reading きんプラ is standard for this form.
金きんぷら
Hiragana variant of the second part; less common but still seen.
金きん麩ぷ羅ら
Ateji spelling using kanji for tempura; very rare and mainly decorative.
金きん麸ぷ羅ら
Variant ateji with 麸 instead of 麩; extremely rare.
きんぷら

Etymology

Abbreviation of 金 (kin, 'gold') + 天ぷら (tempura) for sense 1, and 金 + プラ (from プラチナ or プラスチック, but here likely from プレート or メッキ) for sense 2. The exact derivation of the slang sense is uncertain.