南蛮菓子

なんばんがし

Meanings

1. Noun confections adopted from Portugal, Spain, etc. during the Muromachi period and since Japanized See also: カステラ. See also: ボーロ. See also: 金平糖 (コンペイトー).

Kanji

• 南 south. Read as ナン.
• 蛮 barbarian. Read as バン.
• 菓 sweets
• 子 child. Read as シ.

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