南蛮

なんばん

• Noun

  common noun
  1. southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south).

     archaism derogatory

  2. South-East Asia.

     archaism

  3. Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies).

     archaism

     See also 紅毛 .

  4. (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm).

     usu.ナンバ

  5. food prepared using chili peppers or Welsh onions.

     abbreviation

     See also 南蛮煮 .

• Prefix
  1. exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style).