English
kuromitsu
Kuromitsu comes from Japanese 黒蜜 ‘Kuromitsu, a kind of sugar syrup similar to a…’.
- Japanesemodern黒蜜kuromitsu‘Kuromitsu, a kind of sugar syrup similar to a thin molasses’literally ‘black honey’
- Englishearliest quotation 2012kuromitsu
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Japanesemodern黒蜜kuromitsu‘Kuromitsu, a kind of sugar syrup similar to a thin molasses’literally ‘black honey’
- Englishearliest quotation 2012kuromitsu
Earliest quotation: 2012, Bao Ong, Weekend Fare: “Items like house-made quinoa waffles topped with kuromitsu and…”
Every English word from Japanese 黒蜜
Today it means
noun A Japanese sugar syrup, similar to molasses, but thinner and milder, typically made from unrefined muscovado sugar.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese 黒蜜 / kuromitsu