Etymology

tenkasu

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Today it means: Crunchy pieces of deep-fried flour batter used in Japanese cuisine. Full definition →

Japanese 天かす
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from天かす
  2. English todaytenkasu

From Japanese 天かす (tenkasu).

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