dashi

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Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
8
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈdæʃi/
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/ˈdæʃi/ · /ˈdɑːʃi/

Definition of dashi

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  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.”
    “A great dashi (stock) is essential, as it is the crucial element in soups, dipping sauces, nimono (simmered dishes) and nabemono (hotpot dishes), and for cooking fish and vegetables.”
    “Dashi is the basic soup stock for many Japanese dishes including noodle soups.”

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Etymology

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

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