Etymology

hijiki

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Today it means: Sargassum fusiforme, a brown seaweed used in Japanese cuisine. Full definition →

First used 20th c.Japanese ひじき
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  1. Japanese · borrowed fromひじき
  2. English todayhijiki

From Japanese ひじき (hijiki).

First known use, by meaning

  • from 20th c. Sargassum fusiforme, a brown seaweed used in Japanese cuisine.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.