ポン酢

Japanese
Kanji in this term
酢
す > ず
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

/ponsu/ → /ponzu/

A shift in pronunciation from earlier ポンス (ponsu), borrowed from Dutch pons (“punch”, obsolete, superseded by punch). The use of the 酢 kanji is an example of ateji.[1][2][3]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ポンず [pòńzú] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA(key): [põ̞nd͡zɨᵝ]

Noun

ポン酢(ず) • (ponzu) 

  1. ponzu: a sour citrus-based sauce usually made from the juice of the 橙(だいだい) (daidai), an Asian variety of bitter orange, mixed with soy sauce

Descendants
  • → English: ponzu
  • → Spanish: ponzu

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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