umami
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umami
- /uˈmɑːmi/
Rhymes with -ɑːmi
Where it comes from
From Japanese 旨味, うまみ (umami), from 旨い (umai, “delicious”) + み (-mi, “-ness”), which describes the quality of a pleasant, savory taste.
noun
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One of the five basic tastes, the savory taste of foods such as seaweed, cured fish, aged cheeses and meats.
Umami is the mysterious “fifth taste”—a flavour that has never seemed to fit into the existing categories of sweet, sour, salty and bitter. South-east Asian chefs have exploited it throughout history—it's an essential part of the taste of seaweed, among other things[…]
Similar: savoriness, deliciousness, meatiness, brothiness
Translations
Talk about this word "umami." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/umami. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. umami. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/umami "umami." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/umami.Cite this
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title = {umami},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
