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shottsuru

/ʃɒtˈsuːɹuː/

shottsuru noun: a pungent Japanese fish sauce, usually made from sandfish, typical of Akita.

Noun

shottsuru (uncountable)

  1. A pungent Japanese fish sauce, usually made from sandfish, typical of Akita.

Origin of shottsuru

Borrowed from Japanese 塩汁, 醢汁 (しょっつる, shottsuru, literally “salt soup”).

Questions about shottsuru

What does shottsuru mean?
Shottsuru means a pungent Japanese fish sauce, usually made from sandfish, typical of Akita.
What part of speech is shottsuru?
Shottsuru is a noun.
How do you pronounce shottsuru?
Shottsuru is pronounced /ʃɒtˈsuːɹuː/.

Words near shottsuru in the dictionary

  1. Shottle
  2. Shottle and Postern
  3. Shotton
  4. Shotton Colliery
  5. shotts
  6. shottsuru
  7. shotty
  8. Shotwell
  9. Shotwells
  10. Shotwick
  11. Shotwick Park

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