"tobiko" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese とびこ. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|とびこ}} Japanese とびこ Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} tobiko (uncountable)
  1. The roe of flying fish used as food. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-tobiko-en-noun-i39diLlb
  2. A nigirizushi (hand-formed sushi) made with roe of flying fish. Tags: uncountable Categories (place): Sushi
    Sense id: en-tobiko-en-noun-j6bONvvI Disambiguation of Sushi: 40 60 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 25 75

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