Etymology

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Today it means: A pungent compound derived from the Sichuan pepper and related plants. Full definition →

Japanese 山椒
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  1. Japanese · derived from山椒“Sichuan pepper”
  2. English todaysanshool

From Japanese 山椒 (“Sichuan pepper”), with -ol suffix.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.