"がわ" meaning in Japanese

See がわ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ɡa̠β̞a̠] Forms: がわ [canonical], ガワ [canonical], gawa [romanization]
Etymology: Voicing derivation of かわ (kawa). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|かわ}} かわ (kawa) Head templates: {{ja-noun|ガワ}} がわ or ガワ • (gawa)
  1. (informal) outside of something, as:
    (computing slang) PC case
    Tags: informal, slang
    Sense id: en-がわ-ja-noun-gjg2oBsI Categories (other): Computing, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 49 12 39 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 55 18 28 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 54 13 33 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 50 14 36 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. (informal) outside of something, as:
    (restaurant jargon) outside of a baozi (Chinese bun)
    Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-がわ-ja-noun-dWcuQaEx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Food and drink Disambiguation of Food and drink: 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: [ɡa̠β̞a̠] Forms: gawa [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun}} がわ • (gawa)
  1. gawa, a Shizuokan dish
    Sense id: en-がわ-ja-noun-0QK5u6io Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 7 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 5 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Food and drink Disambiguation of Food and drink: 0 0 0

Alternative forms

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