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kombu

kombu

English

Noun

kombu (uncountable)

  1. Edible kelp used in East Asian cuisine
    • 2007, February 18, “Fuchsia Dunlop”, in China’s True Dash of Flavor:
      It was discovered in 1908 by a Japanese scientist, Kikunae Ikeda, who was trying to pinpoint the source of the intense deliciousness of broth made from kombu seaweed.

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Esperanto

Verb

kombu

  1. imperative of kombi

French

Noun

kombu m (plural kombus)

  1. kombu

Japanese

Romanization

kombu

  1. rōmaji reading of こんぶ