アルフレード
arufurēdo
The Japanese word for alfredo is アルフレード (arufurēdo).
アルフレード refers to the sauce made from butter and Parmesan.
Meaning: sauce made from butter and Parmesan (name)
How do you pronounce it?
arufurēdo
Did you know?
- In Japan, アルフレード is often conflated with ホワイトソース 'white sauce', which traditionally refers to a French Béchamel made with a flour roux rather than just butter and cheese.
- Because アルフレード is a foreign loanword, it is written in Katakana, a script that acts as a visual signal to the reader that the dish is not of Japanese origin.
- The sound for 're' in アルフレード is produced with the character レ, which is a flap sound that exists halfway between an English 'l' and 'r'.
Examples in context
- アルフレードをお願いしますPlease give me Alfredo.
- アルフレードソースAlfredo sauce.
- かしこまりましたCertainly.
- アルフレードソースをたっぷりかけたいです。arufureedo soosu o tappuri kaketai desu.I want to pour plenty of alfredo sauce.
- 今日のランチはアルフレードパスタにしました。kyou no ranchi wa arufureedo pasuta ni shimashita.I chose alfredo pasta for today's lunch.
Example conversation
A couple is looking at a menu at an Italian restaurant.
- 大翔 Hiroto結衣、何にする？Yui, nani ni suru?Yui, what are you going to have?
- 結衣 Yui私はアルフレードのパスタにするね。Watashi wa arufureedo no pasuta ni suru ne.I'll have the Alfredo pasta.
- 大翔 Hirotoいい選択だね。僕もそれにしよう。Ii sentaku da ne. Boku mo sore ni shiyou.Good choice. I'll have that too.
- 結衣 Yui大翔もそれが好きなんだね。Hiroto mo sore ga suki nanda ne.So you like it too, Hiroto.
