noun, used as a prefix, noun
eel (abbreviation)
Abbreviation of うなぎ, used mainly as a prefix in dish names (e.g., うな重, うな丼) or in compounds. Rarely used as a standalone noun.
今夜はうな重を食べたい。
I want to eat unajū (eel over rice in a lacquered box) tonight.
「うな」は「うなぎ」の略で、料理名によく使われる。
うな is an abbreviation of うなぎ and is often used in dish names.
Abbreviation of うなぎ (eel). The origin of うなぎ itself is uncertain, but it may be related to う (a bound form meaning 'eel') and なぎ (possibly from 長い 'long' or 和ぎ 'calm').