fugu

[ foo-goo ]

noun

1. 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

1. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of fugu¹

Borrowed into English from Japanese around 1905–10

Word History and Origins

Origin of fugu¹

Japanese

Example Sentences

The Fugu poison produces cholera-like symptoms, convulsions, and paralysis.

From Project Gutenberg