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Japanese
Etymology
From ツナ (tsuna, “canned tuna”) + マヨ (mayo, “mayonnaise”), from English tuna and French mayonnaise. Compare English mayo.
Pronunciation
Noun
ツナマヨ • (tsunamayo)
- canned tuna mixed with mayonnaise; tuna salad
2009, Shufunotomo, Onigiri paradise, page 110:
- 定番のツナマヨにカレーをプラスしてバージョンアップ
- Teiban no tsunamayo ni karē o purasu shite bājon appu
- Standard tuna-mayonnaise is improved with addition of curry powder
2020 April 3, “Hajimete no oyako ryōri saiteki! Kodomo to tsukuru ‘tsunamayo onigiri’ ”, in Mainichi Shimbun:
- お子さんの大好きなツナマヨおにぎりや、工作気分で作れる俵型のおにぎりなど、いろんなおにぎりを試して楽しんでみてはいかがでしょう？
- Okosan no daisuki na tsunamayo onigiri ya, kōsaku kibun de tsukureru tawara gata no onigiri nado, ironna onigiri o tameshite tanoshinde mite wa ikaga deshō?
- How about trying these kid-pleasing tuna salad onigiri and various easy-to-make barrel-shaped onigiri?
- ツナ (tsuna, “tuna; canned tuna”)
- シーチキン (shīchikin, “canned tuna”)
- マヨネーズ (mayonēzu, “mayonnaise”)
- おにぎり (onigiri, “onigiri, rice ball”)