devil's tongue

noun

Synonym of konjac.

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Meanings

noundevil's tongue (uncountable)
  1. uncountableSynonym of konjac.

    […] loaf made from devil's tongue root, spongy […]

    2001, Japan Quarterly
    3 more examples

    To remove a calcium smell, improve the application property and permeability of a seasoning and improve the appetite enhancing effect due to a fast and bright coloring, by dipping noodles made from devil's-tongue ...

    1985, Patents Abstracts of Japan: Unexamined Applications

    One Japanese stationed in East Java, for instance, an employee of Mitsubishi Shōji, received an order to deliver five tons of devil's tongue, a plant called konyak (konnyaku in Japanese) that naturally occurs in Indonesia.

    2009, The Encyclopedia of Indonesia in the Pacific War: In cooperation with the Netherlands Institute for War Documentation, BRILL, →ISBN, page 278

    Devil's tongue jelly gives this dish a firm bite, while the bacon gives it a smoky flavour.

    2012, Catherina Hosoi, Cooking Classics Japan: A step-by-step cookbook, Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd, →ISBN, page 34

    Synonyms: konjac

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of konjac.

Similar
konjac

More synonyms by meaning

nounfoul-smelling somewhat fleshy tropical plant of southeastern Asia cultivated for its edible corms or in the greenhouse for its large leaves and showy dark red spathe surrounding a large spadix

Similar
snake palmumbrella arumAmorphophallus rivieri
Broader
arumaroid
Also see
konjacsnake palm

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devil's tongue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devil's%20tongue

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