Etymology

yakisugi

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Today it means: A method of preserving wood by slightly charring its surface. Full definition →

Japanese 焼杉
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The story

  1. Japanese · borrowed from焼杉“charred cypress”
  2. English todayyakisugi

From Japanese 焼杉 (“charred cypress”).

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