Fugu definition
Any of various pufferfishes that are used as food, especially in Japan, after the poisonous skin and organs have been removed.
noun
A Japanese puffer containing a deadly toxin, tetrodotoxin, in its skin and organs: the white flesh of this fish is served raw as a delicacy, esp. in Japan.
noun
Any of various pufferfishes that are used as food, especially in Japan, after the poisonous skin and organs have been removed.
noun
Origin of fugu
- Japanese
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Japanese フグ (fugu)
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