daikon
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of daikon
1890–95; < Japanese < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese dà big + gēn root
Vocabulary lists containing daikon
Example Sentences
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During the competition, she won a cold food challenge when she made a dish of chilled chicken with licorice-forward soba, cucumber and daikon.
From Salon ● May 30, 2025
They’re served with pickled daikon, carrots and a Thai chili sauce.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2024
They added their customers’ favorites to the menu and encouraged staff members to add their own dishes, such as oroshi soba — buckwheat noodles topped with dashi, grated daikon, green onions and seaweed.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2023
My only issue is with the garnish, the traditional slivers of pickled daikon and carrot.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 12, 2022
To keep the fall crop of daikon from freezing during the cold months, North Koreans sometimes bury them in mounds.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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