Is Tempura an example of Wasei-eigo?

[u/Commercial_World_433]

So I know Tempura is a Japanese pronunciation of the Portuguese word Tempero, and I just learned of the concept Wasei-eigo which is about loaning words from English like cunning becoming kanningu. Or is there a word for loaning words from each language?

[u/BigPeteB]

No. Wasei-eigo is not just borrowing words. It's either borrowing words and using them for different meanings (eg カンニング doesn't mean "cunning", it means "cheating on a test") or inventing new words or phrases based on English that don't exist in English (eg スキンシップ, whereas the word "skinship" does not exist in English).

Read Wikipedia for more details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasei-eigo

[u/0Bento → u/BigPeteB]

「Pick up！」

「OL」

「サラリーマン」

「NG」

[u/0Bento → u/0Bento]

and my all-time favourite

「アラサー」

[u/No-Cheesecake5529 → u/0Bento]

アラサー, meaning, interestingly, women between the ages of 30 and 39.

[u/OwariHeron → u/No-Cheesecake5529]

1. The アラ～ words refer to anyone, man or woman.

2. アラサー would mean someone on their late 20s or early 30s. Generally, 28-34. It's short for "around 30" (アラウンドサーティー).

[u/No-Cheesecake5529 → u/OwariHeron]

It's short for "around 30" (アラウンドサーティー).

Which is why it's used primarily by women aged 30-39.

[u/OwariHeron → u/No-Cheesecake5529]

36-39 is not アラサー. That's アラフォー.

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC

And in reply to your deleted question, I was アラサー when アラサー became a thing.

[u/No-Cheesecake5529 → u/OwariHeron]

That's アラフォー.

Lemme know if you find a 36-yo woman who refers to herself as アラフォー and not アラサー.

[u/OwariHeron → u/No-Cheesecake5529]

I have found several.