English Dictionary

philopena

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌfɪləˈpiːnə/

名詞

A game in which a person, on finding a double-kernelled almond or nut, may offer the second kernel to another person and demand a playful forfeit from that person to be paid on their next meeting. The forfeit may simply be to exchange the greeting "Good-day, Philopena" or it may be more elaborate. Philopenas were often played as a form of flirtation.

日本語の意味

二核を持つアーモンドまたはナッツを見つけた者が、遊びとしてそのうちの一核を他者に提供し、次回の再会時に軽い仕返し（例えば『Good-day, Philopena』という挨拶の交換や、より凝った形式のもの）を求める遊戯。また、この遊びはしばしば恋愛のフリルテーションとして行われる。

At the village fair, she smiled and handed him the second hazelnut, declaring a philopena that would oblige him to greet her with a playful 'Good-day, Philopena' the next time they met.

村の祭りで、彼女は微笑んで彼に二つ目のヘーゼルナッツを差し出し、次に会ったときに「グッドデイ」とおどけて挨拶させることを要求するという、双子の核を持つアーモンドや木の実を見つけた人が余分な核を相手に渡して次に会ったときに支払わせるお遊びの罰を課す遊びを宣言した。

意味（1）

A game in which a person, on finding a double-kernelled almond or nut, may offer the second kernel to another person and demand a playful forfeit from that person to be paid on their next meeting. The forfeit may simply be to exchange the greeting "Good-day, Philopena" or it may be more elaborate. Philopenas were often played as a form of flirtation.

意味（2）

The occasion on which a philopena is forfeited; the forfeit paid.

意味（3）

A nut or almond with a double kernel, as used to set a philopena.

philopenas （ plural ）