Etymology

kokumi

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Today it means: A taste, recognised by some Japanese researchers, associated with certain γ-L-glutamyl peptides which activate a calcium-sensing receptor also sensitive to glutathione. Full definition →

Japanese 濃く味
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from濃く味
  2. English todaykokumi

Borrowed from Japanese 濃く味, from 濃い (koi).

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