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wasabi

noun
🔊/wəˈsɑːbi/
🔊/wəˈsɑːbi/
 [uncountable] (from Japanese)
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  1. a root vegetable with a strong taste like horseradish, used in Japanese cooking, especially with raw fish山嵛菜，山葵（辣味块根蔬菜，尤用于生鱼等日本食物）Topics Foodc2
    Word Originearly 20th cent.: from Japanese.