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fugu
[ foo-goo ]
noun
- any of several species of puffer fish eaten as a delicacy, especially in Japan, after the removal of the skin and certain organs which contain a deadly poison.
fugu
/ ˈfuːɡuː /
noun
- any of various marine pufferfish of the genus Tetraodontidae , eaten as a delicacy in Japan once certain poisonous and potentially lethal parts have been removed
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fugu1
Borrowed into English from Japanese around 1905–10
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fugu1
Japanese
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Example Sentences
The Fugu poison produces cholera-like symptoms, convulsions, and paralysis.
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