Etymograph

English

hamachi

Hamachi comes from Japanese ハマチ.

  1. Japanesemodernハマチhamachi
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2009hamachi

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Japanesemodernハマチhamachi
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2009hamachi

Earliest quotation: 2009, Melena Ryzik, A Band Moves Away From the Style It Helped Make Mainstream: “Over an elaborate lunch — kimchi and other pickled…”

Today it means

noun Japanese amberjack, Pacific yellowtail (Seriola quinqueradiata).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Japanese ハマチ / hamachi