Meaning of 南蛮 in Japanese
Definition of 南蛮
- (n) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south)
- South-East Asia
- Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies)
- (pref) exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style)
- (n) (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm)
- food prepared using chili peppers or Welsh onions
Words related to 南蛮
- (n) southern barbarian (used to describe Western Europeans who visited Japan prior to the Edo period, esp. the Spanish and the Portuguese)
- (n) foreign ship (esp. of Spanish and Portuguese ships arriving from the south prior to the Edo period)
- (n) (articles) imported to Japan by early European traders
- (n) chili pepper (chile, chilli)
- (n) corn; maize
- (n) Nanban trade (lit. Southern barbarian trade) (1543-1641)
- (n) confections adopted from Portugal, Spain, etc. during the Muromachi period and since Japanized
- (n) sauteed vegetables with fish or poultry made into a stew
- poultry or fish stew with chili peppers and Welsh onions mixed in
- (n) fried chicken with vinegar and tartar sauce
- (n) roasted or deep-fried fish or meat, marinated in a spicy sauce
