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スナックエンドウ (sunakkuendou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

スナックエンドウ

also: スナックえんどう

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Meanings

1

snap pea; sugar snap pea

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the edible-pod pea variety. Often contrasted with スナップエンドウ, though both terms are used for similar cultivars.

See also: スナップエンドウ

スナックエンドウをさっと茹ゆでてサラダに加くわえた

。

I quickly boiled the snap peas and added them to the salad.

Kanji

豌pea
豆beans, pea, midget

Related words

スナップエンドウ
Often used interchangeably with スナックエンドウ for snap peas; some sources treat them as synonyms, while others distinguish by cultivar.

Built from

スナック+エンドウ

Written forms

スナックえんどう
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; the kanji form is rarely used.
スナック豌えん豆どう
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji spelling; it is rarely used.

Etymology

A Japanese-made English formation combining English snack with エンドウ, “pea.” The name was introduced commercially for the edible-podded pea also called スナップエンドウ.