とろり

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Japanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Attested from at least the 15th century.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

とろり • (torori) 

  1. viscous, thick; (of a solid) melting into a viscous liquid, gooey, creamy
    とろりとしたスープ
    torori to shita sūpu
    thick soup
    とろりとおいしいとろけるチーズ
    torori to oishii torokeru chīzu
    gooey and delicious melting cheese
  2. pleasant, silken, soft to the touch, rich
    • 1907, Izumi Kyōka, Onna keizu [Genealogy of women]:
      甘(あま)い、香(かぐわ)しい、暖(あたた)かな、とろりとした、春(はる)の野(の)に横(よこ)はる心(ここ)地(ち)で
      Amai, kaguwashii, atataka na, torori to shita, haru no no ni yoko haru kokochi de
      Sweet, fragrant, warm, silken, the feeling of lying in a spring field
  3. characterized by sleepiness or drowsiness, dozing, drowsy
    とろりとした目(め)
    torori to shita me
    drowsy eyes

Usage notes[edit]

Frequently used with と (to, particle describing manner), often とろりとする (literally “do thickly/richly/drowsily”).

References[edit]

  1. ^ “とろり”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
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