に文も字じ

noun

garlic (archaic court-lady secret language)

Archaic term used in the secret language of court ladies; the modern word is ニンニク.

See also: にんにく

• 「に文も字じ」は、宮きゅう中ちゅうの女にょう房ぼう言こと葉ばでニンニクを指さした古ふるい隠いん語ごである。

  "Nimoji" is an old secret word used by court ladies to refer to garlic.