猿さる頬ぼお

noun

cheek pouch

Refers to the expandable cheek pouches of animals such as monkeys and squirrels, used for storing food.

• 猿さるは猿さる頬ぼおにたくさんの木きの実みを詰つめ込こんだ。

  The monkey stuffed many nuts into its cheek pouches.

noun

samurai face guard; chin-and-cheek mask

A historical piece of armor: an iron mask covering the chin and cheeks, part of a samurai helmet (menpō).

• 博はく物ぶつ館かんで、猿さる頬ぼおと呼よばれる鉄てつの面めん頬ぼおを見けん学がくした。

  At the museum, I saw an iron face guard called a sarubō.

noun

Anadara kagoshimensis (ark clam)

Abbreviation of 猿頰貝 (sarubōgai), a species of ark clam. Used mainly in culinary or biological contexts.

See also: サルボウガイ

• 猿さる頬ぼおは、寿す司しネタとしても知しられている。

  Sarubō is also known as a sushi topping.