shiokara

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noun

A Japanese delicacy made from small pieces of the meat of marine animals in a paste of the animals' salted, fermented viscera.

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Meanings

nounshiokara (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA Japanese delicacy made from small pieces of the meat of marine animals in a paste of the animals' salted, fermented viscera.

Origin

From Japanese 塩辛(しおから) (shiokara).

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APA

shiokara. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shiokara

MLA

“shiokara.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shiokara. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shiokara,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shiokara.

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