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tobiko

tobiko noun: the roe of flying fish used as food.

Noun

tobiko (uncountable)

  1. The roe of flying fish used as food.
  2. A nigirizushi (hand-formed sushi) made with roe of flying fish.

Origin of tobiko

Borrowed from Japanese とびこ.

Questions about tobiko

What does tobiko mean?
Tobiko means the roe of flying fish used as food.
What part of speech is tobiko?
Tobiko is a noun.

Words near tobiko in the dictionary

  1. Tobias night
  2. Tobias nights
  3. Tobie
  4. tobies
  5. Tobikhar
  6. tobiko
  7. Tobin
  8. tobine
  9. tobines
  10. Tobins
  11. Tobit

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