chikuwa

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noun

A tube-shaped fish-paste cake from Japan.

OriginJapanese 竹輪 →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nounchikuwa (usually uncountable, plural chikuwa)
  1. uncountableusuallyA tube-shaped fish-paste cake from Japan.

Origin

  1. Japanese竹輪
  2. Englishchikuwa

Borrowed from Japanese 竹輪, literally "bamboo ring".

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APA

chikuwa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chikuwa

MLA

“chikuwa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chikuwa. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chikuwa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chikuwa.

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