Etymology

shichimi

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Today it means: A Japanese spice mixture based on coarsely ground red chili pepper. Full definition →

Japanese 七味
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The story

  1. Japanese · borrowed from七味“seven flavors”
  2. English todayshichimi

From Japanese 七味 (shichimi, “seven flavors”), short for 七味唐辛子 (shichimi tōgarashi, literally “seven-flavor chili pepper”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.