nigari

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noun

bittern: the liquor remaining after halite (common salt) has been harvested from saline water (brine), used as a coagulating agent in the manufacture of tofu.

OriginJapanese 苦汁 →
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Meanings

nounnigari (uncountable)
  1. uncountablefoodbittern: the liquor remaining after halite (common salt) has been harvested from saline water (brine), used as a coagulating agent in the manufacture of tofu.
  2. uncountablesalt derived from bittern, a powdered form also used in making tofu

Origin

  1. Japanese苦汁“bittern”
  2. Englishnigari

From Japanese 苦汁 (nigari, “bittern”).

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Anagrams

airingraginiIngria
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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