wasabi

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/wəˈsɑːbi/

noun

A plant of the species Eutrema japonicum, cultivated for its edible root.

Similar
Japanese horseradishgreen mustard
OriginJapanese 山葵 →
Less commonScrabble 11
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Meanings

nounwasabi (usually uncountable, plural wasabis)

plural wasabis

  1. uncountableusuallyA plant of the species Eutrema japonicum, cultivated for its edible root.
  2. uncountableusuallyA pungent green Japanese condiment made from the plant Eutrema japonicum (syn. Wasabia japonica).
  3. uncountableusuallyAn imitation of this condiment made from horseradish with green dye.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
Japanese horseradishgreen mustard
Also see
green mustardjapanese horseradish

Origin

  1. Japanese山葵
  2. Englishwasabi

Borrowed from Japanese 山葵 (wasabi).

More words from Japanese

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Translations

Arabic وَسَابِي
  • وَسَابِي (wasābī)green Japanese condiment
Bulgarian васа́би
  • васа́би (vasábi)green Japanese condiment
Chinese Cantonese 山葵, wasabi (waa⁶ saa¹ bi⁴)
  • 山葵 (saan¹ kwai⁴)green Japanese condiment
  • wasabi (waa⁶ saa¹ bi⁴) (loanword)green Japanese condiment
Chinese Mandarin 山葵, 哇沙比
  • 山葵 (shānkuí)green Japanese condiment
  • 哇沙比 (wāshābǐ)green Japanese condiment
Danish wasabi
  • wasabigreen Japanese condiment
Dutch wasabi
  • wasabigreen Japanese condiment
Esperanto vasabio
  • vasabiogreen Japanese condiment
Estonian vasaabi
  • vasaabigreen Japanese condiment
Finnish wasabi
  • wasabigreen Japanese condiment
French wasabi
  • wasabigreen Japanese condiment
German Wasabi
  • Wasabigreen Japanese condiment
Greek γουασάμπι
  • γουασάμπι (gouasámpi)green Japanese condiment
Hebrew ואסאבי
  • ואסאבי (vasabi)green Japanese condiment
Hindi वसाबी
  • वसाबी (vasābī)green Japanese condiment
Indonesian wasabi
  • wasabigreen Japanese condiment
Italian wasabi
  • wasabigreen Japanese condiment
Japanese 山葵
  • 山葵 (wasabi)green Japanese condiment
Korean 와사비, 고추냉이
  • 와사비 (wasabi)green Japanese condiment
  • 고추냉이 (gochunaeng'i)green Japanese condiment
Persian واسابی
  • واسابی (vâsâbi)green Japanese condiment
Polish wasabi
  • wasabigreen Japanese condiment
Portuguese wasabi
  • wasabigreen Japanese condiment
Russian васа́би
  • васа́би (vasábi)green Japanese condiment
Spanish wasabi
  • wasabigreen Japanese condiment
Swedish wasabi
  • wasabigreen Japanese condiment
Tagalog wasabi
  • wasabigreen Japanese condiment
Thai วาซาบิ
  • วาซาบิ (waa-saa-bì)green Japanese condiment
Ukrainian васа́бі, япо́нський хрін
  • васа́бі (vasábi)green Japanese condiment
  • япо́нський хрін (japónsʹkyj xrin)green Japanese condiment
Urdu وسابی
  • وسابی (vasābī)green Japanese condiment
Vietnamese wasabi, cải ngựa Nhật Bản
  • wasabigreen Japanese condiment
  • cải ngựa Nhật Bảngreen Japanese condiment
Yiddish וואַסאַבי
  • וואַסאַבי (vasabi)green Japanese condiment

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with wasabi

kohlrabihijabiniqabi
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Anagrams

Swabia
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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