小こ揚あげ

noun

unloading a barge

Refers to the act of unloading cargo from a barge or small boat. Specialized term used in logistics or historical contexts.

• 小こ揚あげ作さ業ぎょうは夜よ明あけ前まえに始はじまった。

  The barge unloading work began before dawn.

noun

small pieces of fried tofu

Culinary term for small, bite-sized pieces of deep-fried tofu, often used in soups or simmered dishes.

• 味み噌そ汁しるに小こ揚あげを入いれるとコクが出でる。

  Adding small fried tofu pieces to miso soup gives it richness.

noun

palanquin for red-light district guests

Historical term for a palanquin used to transport customers to and from the red-light district during the Edo period. Rare, archaic usage.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、遊ゆう郭かくへの客きゃくは小こ揚あげと呼よばれる駕籠かごで運はこばれた。

  In the Edo period, guests to the red-light district were carried in a palanquin called a koage.