なんばん
Nanban
南蛮 (Nanban) is a Japanese noun meaning “southern barbarians (name used in ancient China for non-Chinese ethnic groups to the south), South-East Asian countries (in the late-Muromachi and Edo periods), Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal and their South-East Asian colonies; late-Muromachi and Edo periods), foreign (of goods from South-East Asia and Western Europe)”.
Meanings
- nounsouthern barbarians (name used in ancient China for non-Chinese ethnic groups to the south)
- nounSouth-East Asian countries (in the late-Muromachi and Edo periods)
- nounWestern Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal and their South-East Asian colonies; late-Muromachi and Edo periods)
- noun prefixforeign (of goods from South-East Asia and Western Europe); exotic (esp. in a Western European or South-East Asian style)
- nounchili pepper
- nounnanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions