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konjac
- /ˈkəʊn.jæk/
- /ˈkɒn-/
- /-d͡ʒæk/
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From the Latinized binomial name for the plant, Amorphophallus konjac or Arisaema konjac in earlier texts, from Japanese 蒟蒻, 菎蒻 (konnyaku) or Korean 곤약 (gonyak). The Japanese term probably derives from Old Japanese, in turn from Middle Chinese 蒟蒻 (MC kjuX|kjuH nyak). The plant is not native to the Japanese archipelago, and was imported from China.
noun konjacs · konjak · konjaku · konnyaku
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A foul-smelling plant grown in Asia, Amorphophallus konjac.
Similar: devil's tongue, elephant yam, snake palm, voodoo lily
- Any of various food products made from the plant, including a flour and a gelatin, used to make noodles and candies, and as a food supplement for weight reduction. Waitrose buyers are predicting the growing popularity of konjac, an Asian root vegetable which has an edible tuber already used to make pasta, lasagne sheets and “rice” noodles and, increasingly, vegan versions of faux fish and seafood. Konjac powder – renowed for its distinctive “fishy” smell – alo
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noun Amorphophallus konjac
| Español | konjac (kóniak) |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 곤약 gonyak |
| 日本語 | 蒟蒻 konnyaku |
| 中文 | 魔芋 móyù, 蒟蒻 jǔruò, 蒻頭 /蒻头 ruòtóu |
| Português | konjac |
| Français | konjac |
| Deutsch | Teufelszunge, Konjakpflanze |
| Русский | конджак kondžak, конняку konnjaku |
| Tiếng Việt | khoai nưa, nưa, nưa trồng |
noun food product
| Deutsch | Teufelszunge, Konjakwurzel |
|---|---|
| Русский | конджак kondžak, конняку konnjaku |
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title = {konjac},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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