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daikon
[ dahy-kuhn, -kon ]
noun
- a large, elongated, white winter radish, Raphanus sativus longipinnatus, used especially in Asian cuisine and sometimes pickled.
daikon
/ ˈdaɪkɒn /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of daikon1
1890–95; < Japanese < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese dà big + gēn root
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Word History and Origins
Origin of daikon1
C20: Japanese, from dai big + kon root
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Example Sentences
Here Mata did the family washing; dried daikon in winter, and sweet-potato slices in the summer sun.
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Also I am afraid that you would not like the odours of fish below stairs, of daikon, and of other things all mixed up together.
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Here as elsewhere daikon were hung up to dry on walls and trees, and looked like giant tallow candles.
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One of the islands we visited bore the name of the giant radish, Daikon, which is itself a corruption of the word for octopus.
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In addition to the roots sent into Tokyo, there is a large export trade in daikon salted in casks.
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