Why do Americans call cucumber salad sumitomo? I will guess name of financial combine.
Why do Americans call cucumber salad sumitomo?
I will guess name of financial combine. I watched TV show that Japanese interviewed American tourists in airport. One of them had a list of useful Japanese words she ed. In the list,I saw a word "Sumitomo;A kind of cucumber salad."
I want to know why Americans call cucumber salad sumitomo.

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Why do Americans call cucumber salad sumitomo?  I will guess name of financial combine. 
Why do Americans call cucumber salad sumitomo? 
I will guess name of financial combine. I watched TV show that Japanese interviewed American tourists in airport. One of them had a list of useful Japanese words she ed. In the list,I saw a word "Sumitomo;A kind of cucumber salad."
I want to know why Americans call cucumber salad sumitomo.

Answer

They don't!

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I notice Americans misunderstood a Japanese word.
A Japanese word "sunomono (vinegared cucumber salad)"  sounds similar to "sumitomo".

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