daikon
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of daikon
1890–95; < Japanese < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese dà big + gēn root
Vocabulary lists containing daikon
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During the day, I was prepping and tasting healthy stuff — green beans, spinach, buchu, daikon, snow peas, garlic, galangal.
From Salon ● May 23, 2025
I weed daikon with my daughter and cut fava leaves to make into a pesto with my son.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2023
It's great for a farmer to figure out how to successfully grow daikon radishes but how do we get people to buy them?
From Salon ● Dec. 31, 2022
To begin: daikon simmered in dashi with golden miso over the top, with the melty-soft radish’s near-sweetness balanced against the miso’s ferment; a few tiny purple shiso flowers added color and a minute spicy ping.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 22, 2022
The crew Shin joined specialized in digging up daikon.
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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