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hasma

hasma noun: fatty tissue found near the oviducts of frogs, used as an ingredient in Chinese desserts.

Noun

hasma (uncountable)

  1. Fatty tissue found near the oviducts of frogs, used as an ingredient in Chinese desserts.

Origin of hasma

Borrowed from Chinese 哈士蟆 (hàshimá), a kind of frog from which it is obtained, from Manchu ᡥᠠᠰᡳᠮᠠ (hasima).

Questions about hasma

What does hasma mean?
Hasma means fatty tissue found near the oviducts of frogs, used as an ingredient in Chinese desserts.
What part of speech is hasma?
Hasma is a noun.

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