Tonkaとは 意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• tonca, tonqua, tonquin

語源

Likely from Guyanese Creole English tonka, from a Tupian language, perhaps Kari'na tonka.

名詞

tonka (uncountable)

1. A flavoring or fragrance used in foodstuffs and perfumes, derived from the tonka bean which contains coumarin.
   • 2017, Zaria Gorvett, The delicious flavour with a toxic secret, BBC:

     When grated into desserts or infused into syrups, they impart a flavour so transcendent, tonka has been dubbed the most delicious ingredient you’ve never heard of.

   • 2021, Agence France-Presse, Michelin awards star to vegan restaurant for the first time in France, The Guardian:

     Her favourite combinations involve pine, boletus mushroom and sake, or celery, tonka and amber ale.

   • 2026 February 27 (last accessed), “Tonka bean (Dipteryx odorata [Aubl.] Willd.)”, in Gernot Katzer’s Spice Pages‎ (wiki):

     The word tonka is taken from the Galibi (Carib) tongue spoken by natives of French Guayana; it also appears in Tupi, another language of the same region, as the name of the tree.

参照

• tonka on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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