Meanings
nountobanjan (uncountable)
- alternativeuncountableAlternative form of doubanjiang.
Frills of seaweed carry the heat of tobanjan, the spicy Japanese bean paste.
2015 June 23, Pete Wells, “Restaurant Reviews: Noreetuh and the Eddy in the East Village”, in New York Times
Origin
Borrowed from Japanese 豆板醤 (トウバンジャン, tōbanjan). Doublet of doubanjiang.
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APA
tobanjan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tobanjan
MLA
“tobanjan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tobanjan. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tobanjan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tobanjan.
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