santoku

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noun

A Japanese knife for general culinary usage.

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Meanings

nounsantoku (plural santokus or santoku)

plural santokus

  1. A Japanese knife for general culinary usage.

Origin

Japanese 三徳 santoku, the three virtues, from 三 san: three + 徳 -toku: virtue.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Natsuko
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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