てっさ

noun

fugu sashimi

Kansai dialect term for thinly sliced raw fugu (pufferfish). The standard term is ふぐ刺し.

See also: 鉄砲

• 大おお阪さかでは、ふぐの刺さし身みを「てっさ」と呼よぶ。

  In Osaka, fugu sashimi is called 'tessa'.

• てっさは薄うすく透すき通とおるように切きられている。

  Tessa is sliced so thin it's almost transparent.