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chikuwa

chikuwa noun: a tube-shaped fish-paste cake from Japan.

Noun

chikuwa (usually uncountable, plural chikuwa)

  1. (usually) A tube-shaped fish-paste cake from Japan.

Forms of chikuwa

pluralchikuwa

Origin of chikuwa

Borrowed from Japanese 竹輪, literally "bamboo ring".

Questions about chikuwa

What does chikuwa mean?
Chikuwa means a tube-shaped fish-paste cake from Japan.
What part of speech is chikuwa?
Chikuwa is a noun.
What is the plural of chikuwa?
The plural of chikuwa is chikuwa.

Words near chikuwa in the dictionary

  1. chikunga
  2. chikungunya
  3. chikus
  4. Chikusei
  5. Chikushino
  6. chikuwa
  7. Chil Minar
  8. chil'ren
  9. chilaca
  10. chilacas
  11. chilacayote

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