shishamo

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Japanese 柳葉魚 (shishamo, literally willow leaf fish), ultimately from Ainu スサㇺ (susam).

Noun[edit]

shishamo (plural shishamo)

  1. Spirinchus lanceolatus, a Japanese smelt.

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

shishamo

  1. Rōmaji transcription of シシャモ