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nigari

nigari noun: bittern: the liquor remaining after halite (common salt) has been harvested from saline water (brine), used as a coagulating agent in the manufacture of tofu.

Noun

nigari (uncountable)

  1. bittern: the liquor remaining after halite (common salt) has been harvested from saline water (brine), used as a coagulating agent in the manufacture of tofu.
  2. salt derived from bittern, a powdered form also used in making tofu

Origin of nigari

From Japanese 苦汁 (nigari, “bittern”).

Questions about nigari

What does nigari mean?
Nigari means bittern: the liquor remaining after halite (common salt) has been harvested from saline water (brine), used as a coagulating agent in the manufacture of tofu.
What part of speech is nigari?
Nigari is a noun.

Words near nigari in the dictionary

  1. nig-nogs
  2. nigaboo
  3. nigaboos
  4. Nigam
  5. Nigams
  6. nigari
  7. nigcel
  8. nigcels
  9. Nige
  10. Nigel
  11. Nigel No Friends

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