飛ひ竜りょう頭ず

noun

filhós; Portuguese-style fried dough ball

A deep-fried confection introduced by Portuguese missionaries in the 16th century; now a traditional Japanese sweet, often made with flour, eggs, and sugar, sometimes coated with sugar or filled with sweet bean paste.

from Portuguese filhós

• 飛ひ竜りょう頭ずは、ポルトガルから伝つたわった揚あげ菓子がしです。

  Hiryōzu is a deep-fried confection that came from Portugal.

• 祖そ母ぼが作つくる飛ひ竜りょう頭ずは、外そとはカリッと中なかはふんわりしています。

  The hirōzu my grandmother makes is crispy on the outside and fluffy inside.

noun

deep-fried tofu ball with vegetables

Kansai dialect term for a dish similar to がんもどき; a deep-fried patty of mashed tofu mixed with finely chopped vegetables such as carrot, burdock, and shiitake. In Kansai, often called ひろうす.

See also: がんもどき

• 関かん西さいでは、がんもどきのことを飛ひ竜りょう頭ずと呼よぶことがあります。

  In Kansai, ganmodoki is sometimes called hiryōzu.

• この飛ひ竜りょう頭ずは、にんじんやごぼうが入はいっていて美味おいしい。

  This hiryōzu is delicious, with carrot and burdock inside.