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dashi¹

  • /ˈdæʃi/
  • /ˈdɑːʃi/

Where it comes from

From Japanese 出汁 (dashi, “essence, dashi soup”) (hiragana だし), from noun form of 出す (dasu, “to draw, to extract”).

noun dashis

  1. countable, uncountable A type of soup or cooking stock, often made from kelp. Kombu (KOHM-boo): This Japanese seaweed is used to make dashi, an Asian soup stock, and to flavor rice and stews.

Dashi²

Where it comes from

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 大石 (Dàshí).

proper noun

  1. A subdistrict of Panyu district, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, formerly a town. A great number of factories have been set up in Panyu to produce manufactured parts for final assembly in Guangzhou. This is especially evident in Dashi town located right on the border between Guangzhou and Panyu. Dashi used to be separated from Guangzhou by the Ruoxi River.

Dashi³

Where it comes from

From the Mandarin Phonetic Symbols II romanization of the Mandarin 大溪 (Dàxī).

proper noun

  1. alternative Alternative form of Daxi (a district in Taoyuan, Taiwan). Arima, which is based in Dashi, Taoyuan, will gain four Aixtron and Emcore MOCVD machines from the acquisition, with a total monthly capacity equivalent to 250 million LED dice.

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noun soup

한국어다시 dasi
中文出汁 chūzhī
Portuguêsdashi

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@misc{dashi_2026,
  title = {dashi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dashi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}