Etymology

awabi

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Today it means: Sushi made from abalone. Full definition →

Japanese あわび
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  1. Japanese · borrowed fromあわび“abalone”
  2. English todayawabi

Borrowed from Japanese あわび (“abalone”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.