バッテラ

noun

boat; small boat

From Portuguese 'bateira'. Now rare; mostly historical or in contexts referring to the origin of the sushi name.

from Portuguese bateira

• バッテラという言こと葉ばは、もともとポルトガル語ごの小こ舟ぶねを意い味みする語ごに由ゆ来らいする。

  The word バッテラ originally comes from a Portuguese word meaning a small boat.

noun

pressed mackerel sushi; battera

Osaka-style oshizushi: vinegared mackerel pressed with rice, often wrapped in kombu. The shape is said to resemble a small boat.

• 大おお阪さかに行いったら、バッテラを食たべてみたい。

  When I go to Osaka, I want to try battera.

• この店みせのバッテラは、サバが新しん鮮せんでとてもおいしい。

  The battera at this shop is very delicious because the mackerel is fresh.