Meanings
nounhakurei (plural hakureis or hakurei)
plural hakureis
- A type of round, white turnip from Japan.
Many foods that seem exotic for New England are turning up in small amounts at more and more farms: kohlrabi, hakurei turnips, okra, edamame, Jerusalem artichokes, ground cherries and quince.
2009 August 30, Jan Ellen Spiegel, “The Farmers Are Local, the Products Exotic”, in New York Times
Origin
- Japaneseはくれい
- Englishhakurei
From Japanese はくれい (hakurei).
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APA
hakurei. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hakurei
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“hakurei.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hakurei. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hakurei,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hakurei.
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