kombu

or kon·bu

[ kohm-boo ]

/ ˈkoʊm bu /

noun

a brown Japanese seaweed, sun-dried before use in sushi, stocks, etc.

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Kombu, a horn of the Hindus, resembling in its semicircular shape the tootooree, but being smaller and heavier; from Madras.
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British Dictionary definitions for kombu

kombu

konbu

/ (ˈkɒmbuː) /

noun

a dark brown seaweed of the genus Laminaria (class Phaeophyceae) the leaves of which are dried and used esp in Japanese cookery

Word Origin for kombu

C19: Japanese

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