とびこ

noun

flying fish roe

Commonly used as a sushi ingredient; the tiny orange eggs are known for their crunchy texture.

See also: 飛魚

• 寿す司し屋やでとびこ軍ぐん艦かんを注ちゅう文もんした。

  I ordered a gunkan-maki with flying fish roe at the sushi restaurant.

noun

traveling male homosexual prostitute

Archaic term; historical usage referring to a male prostitute who traveled.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいの文ぶん献けんに「飛とび子こ」という言こと葉ばが男だん娼しょうを指さして使つかわれている。

  In Edo-period documents, the word 飛び子 is used to refer to a male prostitute.