ikura

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ikura

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From Japanese イクラ (ikura). Doublet of ikra.

noun

Japanese, uncountable Synonym of red caviar. About 20 years ago, a few people, mostly children, got food poisoning after eating ikura, and markets all over Japan pulled ikura from the shelves.
Similar: red caviar

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@misc{ikura_2026,
  title = {ikura},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ikura},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}