🌏 Region(s): Kyushu (Kagoshima, Kumamoto, Miyazaki, Oita)
へぐろ【竈黒・灰黒】 : heguro | define meaning
heguro
Definition
Noun
- Soot, especially soot found on the bottom of cookware (pots, pans, etc.) or in chimneys; black residue; chimney soot
Etymology
Cognate to Nagasaki へぐら hegura "soot (under cookware)"; Goto (Nagasaki) へぐら hegura and へんだ henda "soot (under cookware)"; Kagoshima, Kumamoto, Miyazaki and Oita へぐろ heguro "soot; black residue"; Nakijin ぴんぐ pingu "grime; filth; soot (under cookware)"; Okinawan ひんぐ hingu "grime; filth"; and Yonaguni ひんぐ hingu "soot". Partly related to Shizuoka へすび【竈墨】 hesubi "soot"; and Fukushima へすび hesubi and へそび hesobi "soot (under cookware)".
Spelling
Orthography | Form |
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Kanji | 竈黒 灰黒 |
Kana | へぐろ |
Romanization | heguro |
意味:すす【煤】、なべずみ【鍋墨】、かまどのすす【竈の煤】