南蛮
Reading
Kana:
なんばん
Romaji:
nanban
Definitions
1
southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south)
Note:
archaism; derogatory
2
South-East Asia
Note:
archaism
3
Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies)
Note:
archaism
See also:
紅毛
4
exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style)
5
(in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm)
Note:
usu.ナンバ
6
food prepared using chili peppers or Welsh onions
Note:
abbreviation
See also:
南蛮煮
(reading なんばんに, entry #2)