<p>Yamoshi is indeed a pun for <strong>Moyashi</strong> <strong><em>(もやし)</em></strong>.</p>

<p>Moyashi is the Japanese term for Bean Sprouts. Bean sprouts are a common ingredient in many Japanese dishes such as stir fries and soups.</p>

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2017-12-01T01:43:12.733Z
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Ero Sɘnnin
<p>Yamoshi's name is a pun on "Moyashi" (もやし), the Japanese term for bean sprouts. This not only fits with Saiyan nomenclature, but also the legends of both Super Saiyan and Super Saiyan God as a whole (with Yamoshi being the "seed" that both legends sprouted from).</p>

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2017-12-01T08:18:06.907Z
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Dan Sch
<p>All saiyan names are pun on vegetables. Kakaroto (carrot), Vegita (vegetable), Tarble (vegetable), Bardock (Burdock), Totepo (potato), Broly (broccoli), Cabba (cabbage), etc.</p>

<p>Now Akira Toriyama gave recently in an interview the name of the first super saiyan and the first super saiyan god, Yamoshi. Is this a pun on something? </p>

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2017-12-01T01:40:33.260Z
[Are the new fighters' names a pun on something?](https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/41712/2869)
Darjeeling
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2017-12-04T00:06:02.053Z
@Darjeeling that was about Saoneru and Pirina, new characters from the Dragon Ball Super anime, this is about Yamoshi a character that barely appeared in Dragon Ball Z, may be the topic names need to be changed for the questions to be more clear, but they are different questions
Pablo
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2017-12-04T00:44:36.640Z
I never said it's a dupe or anything just I was just providing a link to similar question in case anyone want to know about the other name
Darjeeling
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Is Yamoshi a pun on something?
# Is Yamoshi a pun on something?
Posted by: username_0 on 2017-12-01
All saiyan names are pun on vegetables. Kakaroto (carrot), Vegita (vegetable), Tarble (vegetable), Bardock (Burdock), Totepo (potato), Broly (broccoli), Cabba (cabbage), etc.

Now Akira Toriyama gave recently in an interview the name of the first super saiyan and the first super saiyan god, Yamoshi. Is this a pun on something?
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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: [Are the new fighters' names a pun on something?](https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/41712/2869)  
> **username_0**: @Darjeeling that was about Saoneru and Pirina, new characters from the Dragon Ball Super anime, this is about Yamoshi a character that barely appeared in Dragon Ball Z, may be the topic names need to be changed for the questions to be more clear, but they are different questions  
> **username_1**: I never said it's a dupe or anything just I was just providing a link to similar question in case anyone want to know about the other name  
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## 2 answers
### Answer by username_2 on 2017-12-01. Score: 5 | Accepted answer
Yamoshi is indeed a pun for **Moyashi** ***(もやし)***.

Moyashi is the Japanese term for Bean Sprouts. Bean sprouts are a common ingredient in many Japanese dishes such as stir fries and soups.
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### Answer by username_3 on 2017-12-01. Score: 3
Yamoshi's name is a pun on "Moyashi" (もやし), the Japanese term for bean sprouts. This not only fits with Saiyan nomenclature, but also the legends of both Super Saiyan and Super Saiyan God as a whole (with Yamoshi being the "seed" that both legends sprouted from).
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