kombu

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese こんぶ (konbu).

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.

See also

Esperanto

Verb

kombu

  1. imperative of kombi

French

Noun

kombu m (plural kombus)

  1. kombu

Japanese

Romanization

kombu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of こんぶ
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