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shiso

shiso noun: any of several varieties of the herb Perilla frutescens, related to basil and mint, used in Japanese cooking.

shiso: any of several varieties of the herb Perilla frutescens, related to basil and mint, used in...
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Noun

shiso (uncountable)

  1. Any of several varieties of the herb Perilla frutescens, related to basil and mint, used in Japanese cooking.
    Synonyms:
    perilla

Synonyms of shiso

Origin of shiso

From Japanese 紫蘇 (shiso).

Questions about shiso

What does shiso mean?
Shiso means any of several varieties of the herb Perilla frutescens, related to basil and mint, used in Japanese cooking.
What part of speech is shiso?
Shiso is a noun.

Words near shiso in the dictionary

  1. Shishou
  2. shishya
  3. shishyas
  4. Shisler
  5. Shislers
  6. shiso
  7. shiss
  8. shist
  9. shistose
  10. shistosome
  11. shistosomiasis

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