南蛮
なんばん
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
archaism
derogatory term
southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south)
archaism
South-East Asia
see: 紅毛・2
archaism
Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies)
prefix
exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style)
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
[usu.ナンバ]
(in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm)
see: 南蛮煮・なんばんに・2
abbreviation
food prepared using chili peppers or Welsh onions
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