Chinese

Japanese

Etymology

Compound of 鰐 ‎(wani, “alligator”) +‎ 梨 ‎(nashi, “pear”), as a calque of English alligator pear.

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• (Tokyo) わに​なし [wàníꜜnàshì] (Nakadaka - [2])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɰᵝã̠nĩna̠ɕi]

Noun

鰐梨 ‎(hiragana わになし, katakana ワニナシ, romaji waninashi)

1. avocado, alligator pear

Usage notes

The term アボカド ‎(abokado) appears to be more common.

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9