fugu

noun

fu·gu | \ ˈf(y)ü-(ˌ)gü

Definition of fugu

: any of various very poisonous puffer fishes (family Tetraodontidae) that contain tetrodotoxin and that are used as food in Japan after the toxin-containing parts are removed

Examples of fugu in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In fact, eating fugu is so dangerous that it was outlawed in the 16th century, though many secretly kept the tradition alive. — Jessica Poitevien, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2021 Many people worry that raw-milk cheese is a kind of edible petri dish of contagion and disease, a dangerous delicacy not unlike Japanese fugu, the poisonous blowfish, which, if not prepared expertly, can kill you. — Joshua Levine, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2021 The horse meat and fugu flavors are vegan, and casu marzu is vegetarian. — Michelle Shen, USA TODAY, 16 Nov. 2021 There is Nippon, the stage where, since 1963, soba, fugu and other things have danced into the city’s consciousness. — New York Times, 26 Oct. 2021 Indeed, the mere hint of danger — rather like eating poisonous fugu fish from a reputable sushi bar in Tokyo — may well have added to the overall exhilaration of the evening. — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2021 Pumpkin toadlets are poisonous, secreting the same toxin found in fugu, or puffer fish. — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 1 May 2021 What then of fugu chefs and their years devoted to training? — New York Times, 4 Dec. 2020 Their saliva contains the potent nerve toxin tetrodotoxin, the same compound that makes California newts, harlequin frogs, and fugu pufferfish liver so deadly. — Eric Scigliano, National Geographic, 15 Oct. 2019 See More

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fugu

noun

fu·gu | \ ˈf(y)ü-(ˌ)gü

Medical Definition of fugu

: any of various very poisonous puffer fish that contain tetrodotoxin and that are used as food in Japan after the toxin-containing organs are removed