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hakurei

hakurei noun: a type of round, white turnip from Japan.

Noun

hakurei (plural hakureis or hakurei)

  1. A type of round, white turnip from Japan.
    • Many foods that seem exotic for New England are turning up in small amounts at more and more farms: kohlrabi, hakurei turnips, okra, edamame, Jerusalem artichokes, ground cherries and quince.2009 August 30, Jan Ellen Spiegel, “The Farmers Are Local, the Products Exotic”, in New York Times

Forms of hakurei

pluralhakureis
pluralhakurei

Origin of hakurei

From Japanese はくれい (hakurei).

Questions about hakurei

What does hakurei mean?
Hakurei means a type of round, white turnip from Japan.
What part of speech is hakurei?
Hakurei is a noun.
What is the plural of hakurei?
The plural of hakurei is hakureis.

Words near hakurei in the dictionary

  1. haku leis
  2. Hakui
  3. hakuna matata
  4. Hakunila
  5. Hakuraahuraa
  6. hakurei
  7. hakureis
  8. Hakusan
  9. hakwon
  10. hakwons
  11. hal

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