ごぼう

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See also: こほう, こぼう, and ごほう

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of ごぼう – see the following entry.
牛蒡
burdock (Arctium lappa)
Abbreviation of 牛蒡注連 (gobōjime, a type of 注連縄 (shimenawa) that is bundled with straw and tied like a burdock used for celebrations such as New Years or Shinto shrines).
a penis; a cock; a stalk
Alternative spellings
午蒡, 牛房, 午房, ゴボウ
(This term, ごぼう (gobō), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of ごぼう – see the following entry: 御坊

(The following entry is uncreated: 御坊.)