daikon

[ dahy-kuh n, -kon ]

/ ˈdaɪ kən, -kɒn /

noun

a large, elongated, white winter radish, Raphanus sativus longipinnatus, used especially in Asian cuisine and sometimes pickled.

Nearby words

dahna, dahomey, dahoon, daibutsu, daiker, daikon, dailies, daily, daily double, daily dozen, daily-breader

Origin of daikon

1890–95; < Japanese < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese dà big + gēn root

Also called Chinese radish, Oriental radish.

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Examples from the Web for daikon

In addition to the roots sent into Tokyo, there is a large export trade in daikon salted in casks.
The Foundations of Japan|J.W. Robertson Scott
There is daikon production up to the value of about a million yen.
The Foundations of Japan|J.W. Robertson Scott
This daikon is very cheap, and is a chief part of the diet of that small portion of the population that cannot afford rice.
The Gist of Japan|R. B. Peery
Ah, its a miserable girl I am—and Ive cooked his daikon and mended his hakama a hundred times.
Japanese Fairy Tales|Grace James

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.
The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 2|Elizabeth Bisland

British Dictionary definitions for daikon

daikon

/ (ˈdaɪkɒn) /

noun

another name for mooli

Word Origin for daikon

C20: Japanese, from dai big + kon root

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