English
hijiki
Hijiki comes from Japanese ひじき.
- Japanesemodernひじきhijiki
- Englishearliest quotation 1993hijiki
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Japanesemodernひじきhijiki
- Englishearliest quotation 1993hijiki
Earliest quotation: 1993, TC Boyle, The Road to Wellville: “We're going to start you out, for the first…”
Every English word from Japanese ひじき
Today it means
noun Sargassum fusiforme, a brown seaweed used in Japanese cuisine.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese ひじき / hijiki