ホルモン

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from German Hormon.[1] Relation to the phrase "放(ほう)るもん (hōru mon, literally “things to throw away”)" is a folk etymology.

Pronunciation

Noun

ホルモン • (horumon) 

  1. (biology, medicine) hormone
  2. (cooking) offal, pig or cow entrails utilized as food
    Synonyms: もつ (motsu), 臓物 (zōmotsu)

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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