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Feb 05 2004 2 Comments

Mildly amusing Japanese-English #5

kokku-san. This is the Japanese pronunciation of cook (and a word that is also used for chef).

Even though I’ve been here for over 5 years, the cry of kokku-san never fails to amuse me. Kokku obviously sounds like cock, with the added san being a polite term similar to Mr. (or Ms.). So it means that after years of study and hard work, a chef ends up saddled with the name Mr. Cock.

As comedy goes, I know it’s not exactly high brow, but you’ve got to admit it’s pretty funny. No?

Categorized: Food and Drink, Language

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  1. Kev says

    2/5/2004 at 5:48 pm

    It’s childishly amusing, and that’s all that matters 🙂

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  2. Lee says

    2/5/2004 at 9:04 pm

    It’s nice to know it’s not just me that thinks like that.

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