Meanings
plural adzukis · alternative azuki
- Either the plant or the seed of the azuki bean.
Adzukis need 118 days to start bearing.
2003, Carla Emery, The Encyclopedia of Country Living, 9th edition, →ISBN, page 289Synonyms: azuki, adzuki bean, azuki bean
Synonyms & antonyms
nounEither the plant or the seed of the azuki bean.
Origin
Borrowed from Japanese 小豆(あずき) (azuki, literally “small bean”). In Japanese, it was historically pronounced /aduki/, but /du/ eventually transformed into /zu/, and was variously romanized as "dzu" and "zu" (compare kudzu).
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adzuki. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adzuki
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adzuki,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adzuki.
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