asparagus
意味
- アスパラガス,(特に)食用アスパラガス
例文
How many minutes shall I boil this frozen asparagus?
この冷凍アスパラガスは何分ゆでましょうか。
You can still get asparagus in the winter.
冬でもなおアスパラガスが食べられる。
Last night, I ate some asparagus and ham at my friend's house.
昨夜、友達んちでアスパラとハムを食べたよ。
語源
英語の原文(Wiktionary)
Borrowed from Medieval Latin asparagus, sparagus, from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος (aspáragos), variant of ἀσφάραγος (aspháragos). Displaced Old English eorþnafola. Later became an eggcorn in dialect as sparrowgrass.