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- Japanese · borrowed from油瀝青
- English todayaburachan seed
From Japanese 油瀝青 (アブラチャン, aburachan), from 油 (あぶら, abura, “oil”) + ちゃん (chan, “pitch”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
aburachan seed
Today it means: The seed of a Japanese shrub, Lindera praecox that yields an aromatic oil. Full definition →
Japanese 油瀝青