togarashi

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noun

chili peppers or chili pepper-related products from Japan, specifically the spice mixture consisting of mandarin orange peel, sesame seed, poppy seed, hemp seed, nori or aonori, and ground sansho

Similar
shichimi togarashishichimi
OriginJapanese 唐辛子 →
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Meanings

nountogarashi (uncountable)

alternative tougarashi

  1. uncountablechili peppers or chili pepper-related products from Japan, specifically the spice mixture consisting of mandarin orange peel, sesame seed, poppy seed, hemp seed, nori or aonori, and ground sansho

    Synonyms: shichimi togarashi, shichimi

Synonyms & antonyms

nounchili peppers or chili pepper-related products from Japan, specifically the spice mixture consisting of mandarin orange peel, sesame seed, poppy seed, hemp seed, nori or aonori, and ground sansho

Similar
shichimi togarashishichimi

Origin

  1. Japanese唐辛子
  2. Englishtogarashi

Borrowed from Japanese 唐辛子 (tōgarashi), Japanese for the genus Capsicum, or specifically the species Capsicum annuum, and commonly translated as “chili pepper”.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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