hasma

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noun

Fatty tissue found near the oviducts of frogs, used as an ingredient in Chinese desserts.

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Meanings

nounhasma (uncountable)
  1. uncountableFatty tissue found near the oviducts of frogs, used as an ingredient in Chinese desserts.

Origin

  1. mncᡥᠠᠰᡳᠮᠠ
  2. Englishhasma

Borrowed from Chinese 哈士蟆 (hàshimá), a kind of frog from which it is obtained, from Manchu ᡥᠠᠰᡳᠮᠠ (hasima).

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Anagrams

HamasmashashamahamsaashamMaahsmaashMahsaAmash
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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