wasabi

English

/wəˈsɑːbi/

noun

Definitions

A pungent green Japanese condiment made from the plant (formerly ).
An imitation of this condiment made from horseradish with green dye.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 山葵 (wasabi).

Origin

Japanese

山葵

Gloss

wasabi

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

wasabi Finnish
васаби Russian
wasabi Spanish, Castilian
wasabi Portuguese
山山葵 Japanese
山葵 Japanese
山葵大根 Japanese
西洋山葵 Japanese
wasabi Polish
วาซาบิ Thai
wasabi Indonesian
哇沙比 Chinese