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hijiki

hijiki noun: sargassum fusiforme, a brown seaweed used in Japanese cuisine.

Noun

hijiki (uncountable)

  1. Sargassum fusiforme, a brown seaweed used in Japanese cuisine.
    • “We're going to start you out, for the first three days, on psyllium seeds and hijiki.”1993, TC Boyle, The Road to Wellville, Penguin, published 1994, page 117
    • A. Hijiki, the branched seaweed frequently used in small amounts in salads and garnishes, and other kinds of seaweed do contain more arsenic than other foods, but no arsenic-related health problems have been traced to hijiki in the United States.2007 August 28, C. Claiborne Ray, “Suspect Seaweed”, in New York Times

Forms of hijiki

alternative formhiziki

Origin of hijiki

From Japanese ひじき (hijiki).

Questions about hijiki

What does hijiki mean?
Hijiki means sargassum fusiforme, a brown seaweed used in Japanese cuisine.
What part of speech is hijiki?
Hijiki is a noun.

Words near hijiki in the dictionary

  1. Hijaz
  2. Hijazi
  3. Hijazi Arabic
  4. hijeous
  5. Hiji
  6. hijiki
  7. hijinks
  8. hijinx
  9. hijinxs
  10. Hijiri
  11. Hijiris

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