ビードロ

noun

poppin; glass noisemaker toy

A traditional glass toy that makes a soft popping sound when blown into; also known as a 'poppin' or 'biidoro'. The word is a loan from Portuguese 'vidro' (glass).

from Portuguese vidro

• 縁えん日にちでビードロを買かってもらった。

  I got a poppin at the festival.

• ビードロを吹ふくと、ポンと音おとがする。

  When you blow into a poppin, it makes a popping sound.

noun

glass (material)

Archaic meaning; originally referred to glass as a material, from Portuguese 'vidro'. Now obsolete in this sense, replaced by ガラス.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、ビードロは貴き重ちょうな輸ゆ入にゅう品ひんだった。

  In the Edo period, glass was a valuable imported item.