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kamaboko

kamaboko noun: any of various processed seafood products made from surimi, in which whitefish is pureed, formed into loaves, and steamed until firm.

Noun

kamaboko (usually uncountable, plural kamabokos or kamaboko)

  1. (usually) Any of various processed seafood products made from surimi, in which whitefish is pureed, formed into loaves, and steamed until firm.
    • Today, kamaboko processed in Hawaii is packaged in polyvinyl film wrappers.1966, Institute of Food Technologists, Food Technology
    • A representative product of fish meat paste products is kamaboko.1987, Yanagida et al, Traditional Foods and Their Processing in Asia

Forms of kamaboko

pluralkamabokos
pluralkamaboko

Origin of kamaboko

From Japanese 蒲鉾 (kamaboko).

Questions about kamaboko

What does kamaboko mean?
Kamaboko means any of various processed seafood products made from surimi, in which whitefish is pureed, formed into loaves, and steamed until firm.
What part of speech is kamaboko?
Kamaboko is a noun.
What is the plural of kamaboko?
The plural of kamaboko is kamabokos.

Words near kamaboko in the dictionary

  1. Kam Tin
  2. kama
  3. Kama Sutra
  4. kamaaina
  5. kamaainas
  6. kamaboko
  7. kamabokos
  8. kamachile
  9. kamachiles
  10. kamachili
  11. kamacite

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