"桜肉" meaning in Japanese

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      "form": "桜肉",
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          "肉",
          "にく"
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[sa̠kɯ̟ɾa̠ɲ̟ikɯ̟]"
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  "etymology_text": "Several theories exist:\n* A codeword used in the Edo period, during parts of which meat was banned or considered taboo. 桜 (sakura, “cherry”) was used on its own to substitute the entire name 馬肉 (baniku), possibly later developing into the current form with 肉 (niku) attached. Pork was also referred to as 牡丹 (botan, “peony”) and deer as 紅葉 (momiji, “red leaves”), which appears to accord with this origin.\n* Horse meat purportedly tastes better around the same time that cherry trees blossom (spring); after winter, for which the horse accumulates fat reserves to keep warm, the horse will remain fattened and as a result taste considerably better, becoming associated with the cherry blossoms of the same season.\n* Horse meat resembles cherry blossoms in color.\n* Conflation with 佐倉 (Sakura), a city close to Edo known for its horse ranches.",
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    {
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          "桜",
          "さくら"
        ],
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          "肉",
          "にく"
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      "ipa": "[sa̠kɯ̟ɾa̠ɲ̟ikɯ̟]"
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