どろどろ
dorodoro
Description
「どろどろ」は、水があまりなくて、とても重くてねばねばした様子を表す言葉です。
"どろどろ" describes a state that is very heavy and sticky, with little water.
カレーやどろのように、とけていて流れにくいものによく使います。
It is often used for things like curry or mud that are melted and hard to flow.
Meanings
どろどろdorodoro
thick, sticky, gooey (of a liquid or paste)
カレーがどろどろになった。
The curry became thick and gooey.
どろどろdorodoro
muddy; covered in mud
雨で道がどろどろだ。
The road is muddy because of the rain.
どろどろdorodoro
messy and troubled (relationships, emotions)
あの二人の関係はどろどろしている。
The relationship between those two is complicated and messy.
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Notes
- Etymology
reduplication of 泥 (doro, mud); a mimetic word (giseigo/gitaigo) for thick, sticky states.
- Nuance
often takes する or になる; the figurative sense implies unpleasant, tangled human drama.
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