also: おーぎょーちー
Ficus pumila var. awkeotsang; climbing fig variety
A variety of climbing fig whose seeds are used to make aiyu jelly (愛玉子ゼリー), a traditional Taiwanese dessert. The word is usually written in kana, especially オーギョーチー.
I ate aiyu jelly at a night market in Taiwan.
Aiyu is a plant of the mulberry family.
Common katakana spelling reflecting the Chinese-derived pronunciation.
Katakana spelling of the Japanese reading; less common than オーギョーチー.
From Chinese 愛玉子 (àiyùzǐ). The reading オーギョーチー reflects the Chinese pronunciation, while あいぎょくし is a Japanese approximation of the characters.