aji

Noun (1)

aji (countable and uncountable, plural ajis or ajies)

1. (uncountable) A spicy Peruvian sauce, often containing tomatoes, cilantro, hot peppers, and onions.
   • In Peru the consumption of aji is greater than that of salt[…]1847, Johann Jakob von Tschudi, Travels in Peru
2. (countable) A chili pepper, in the context of South American cuisine.
   • Add the onion, the garlic, the red pepper, the ajies, the pepper, cumin and salt.1997, Antonio Montaña, Gloria Mercedes Duque, The Taste of Colombia, page 47

Noun (2)

IPA/ˈæ.d͡ʒiː/

aji (plural ajis or ajies)

1. A horse mackerel, especially the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus
   • Although aji are found in temperate waters around the world, if you have the fish in a sushi-ya here, it almost certainly was caught and frozen in Japan.2010, Dave Lowry, The Connoisseur's Guide to Sushi, ReadHowYouWant.com, →ISBN, page 77

Noun (3)

IPA/ˈæ.d͡ʒiː/

aji (uncountable)

1. (go) The ‘flavour’ of a position, i.e. the extent to which it has lingering possibilities such as bad aji which may not be exploitable when they first arise yet still influence further play; good aji generally means there are few weaknesses.
2. (go) Bad aji.