pipiとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA: /ˈpɪpi/

語源 1

Borrowed from Maori pipi (“Paphies australis”).

名詞

pipi (plural pipis)

1. (New Zealand) The edible saltwater clam Paphies australis, of the family Mesodesmatidae, endemic to New Zealand.
   • 1983, Keri Hulme, The Bone People, Penguin, published 1986, page 124:

     She chuckles, and prises another shrinking pipi from its shell.

2. (Australia, New South Wales, Queensland) The edible saltwater clam Plebidonax deltoides, endemic to Australia.
   • 2006, Frank Prokop, Australian Fish Guide, 3rd edition, page 154:

     The sand whiting feeds on nippers, pipis, prawns and especially beach, squirt or blood worms and all these make terrific baits.

   • 2007, Julie McEnally, Lawrie McEnally, Complete Book of Fishing Baits & Rigs, page 6:

     Pipis are very good baits for catching bream, trevally, whiting, particularly King George Whiting, leatherjackets and many others.

   • 2009, David Johnson., The Geology of Australia, page 172:

     Bivalves are shells with two valves joined at a hinge, like oysters, pipis and many of the shells picked up on a modern beach.

同意語

• (Plebidonax deltoides): Coorong cockle, Goolwa cockle, eugarie, ugari, yugari

語源 2

名詞

pipi (uncountable)

1. The astringent pods of Caesalpinia paipai, a Brazilian plant used in tanning.