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santoku

santoku noun: a Japanese knife for general culinary usage.

Noun

santoku (plural santokus or santoku)

  1. A Japanese knife for general culinary usage.

Forms of santoku

pluralsantokus
pluralsantoku

Origin of santoku

Japanese 三徳 santoku, the three virtues, from 三 san: three + 徳 -toku: virtue.

Questions about santoku

What does santoku mean?
Santoku means a Japanese knife for general culinary usage.
What part of speech is santoku?
Santoku is a noun.
What is the plural of santoku?
The plural of santoku is santokus.

Words near santoku in the dictionary

  1. Santo Tomas Proper
  2. Santo Tomas School Area
  3. Santo Tomás
  4. Santo Tomás Ocotepec
  5. Santo Toribio
  6. santoku
  7. santokus
  8. santol
  9. Santolan
  10. Santolaria
  11. Santoli

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