wasabi

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wasabi

  • /wəˈsɑːbi/

Rhymes with -ɑːbi

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Borrowed from Japanese 山葵 (wasabi).

noun wasabis

  1. uncountable, usually A plant of the species Eutrema japonicum, cultivated for its edible root.
  2. uncountable, usually A pungent green Japanese condiment made from the plant Eutrema japonicum (syn. Wasabia japonica).
  3. uncountable, usually An imitation of this condiment made from horseradish with green dye.

Similar: Japanese horseradish, green mustard

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noun green Japanese condiment

Españolwasabi
한국어와사비 wasabi, 고추냉이 gochunaeng'i
日本語山葵 wasabi
中文山葵 shānkuí, 哇沙比 wāshābǐ
हिन्दीवसाबी vasābī
Portuguêswasabi
Françaiswasabi
DeutschWasabi
Italianowasabi
Ελληνικάγουασάμπι gouasámpi
Русскийваса́би vasábi
Tiếng Việtwasabi, cải ngựa Nhật Bản
العربيةوَسَابِي wasābī
עבריתואסאבי vasabi

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wasabi. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wasabi

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"wasabi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wasabi.

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@misc{wasabi_2026,
  title = {wasabi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wasabi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}