ちんあなご

Japanese
Alternative spellings
狆穴子
珍穴子

Etymology

From 狆(ちん) (chin, “Pekinese (dog)”) + 穴子(あなご) (anago, “conger eel”), from the resemblance of its face to the Pekinese.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕĩɰ̃a̠na̠ɡo̞]

Noun

ちんあなご or チンアナゴ • (chin-anago) ←ちんあなご (tin'anago)?

  1. spotted garden eel, Heteroconger hassi

Usage notes
  • As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
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