nigari

English

Etymology

From Japanese 苦汁 (nigari, “bittern”).

Noun

nigari (uncountable)

  1. (food) bittern: the liquor remaining after halite (common salt) has been harvested from saline water (brine), used as a coagulating agent in the manufacture of tofu.
  2. salt derived from bittern, a powdered form also used in making tofu

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From the Japanese 苦汁 (nigari, “bittern”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ni.ɡa.ʁi/

Noun

nigari m (uncountable)

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Japanese

Romanization

nigari

  1. Rōmaji transcription of にがり
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