Fuki
/ˈfuːki/noun
A Japanese plant, usually Japanese butterbur, whose young flower stalks are eaten as a vegetable.
Did you know?Fuki is the Japanese name for butterbur, a plant historically valued as a spring food; its botanical genus, Petasites, comes from Greek for a broad felt hat, describing its enormous leaves.
Etymological Timeline
Old Japanese, 8th Century
Old Japanese
fuki
“The name of the butterbur plant, attested in early Japanese literature.”
Classical Japanese
Japanese
蕗 (fuki)
“Butterbur; a perennial plant with edible young stalks.”
Modern Japanese
Japanese
ふき (fuki)
“Japanese butterbur, especially the plant and its edible stems.”
20th Century
English
fuki
“An English botanical and culinary loanword for Japanese butterbur.”