sanshool

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noun

A pungent compound derived from the Sichuan pepper and related plants.

OriginJapanese 山椒 →
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Meanings

nounsanshool (countable and uncountable, plural sanshools)

plural sanshools

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA pungent compound derived from the Sichuan pepper and related plants.

Origin

  1. Japanese山椒“Sichuan pepper”
  2. Englishsanshool

From Japanese 山椒 (“Sichuan pepper”), with -ol suffix.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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