nigari

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English

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Etymology

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From Japanese 苦汁 (nigari, bittern).

Noun

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nigari (uncountable)

  1. (food) bittern: the liquor remaining after halite (common salt) has been harvested from saline water (brine), used as a coagulating agent in the manufacture of tofu.
  2. salt derived from bittern, a powdered form also used in making tofu

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French

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Etymology

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From the Japanese 苦汁 (nigari, bittern).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nigari m (uncountable)

  1. nigari

Japanese

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Romanization

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nigari

  1. Rōmaji transcription of にがり