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Szechuan button

Szechuan button noun: synonym of buzz button.

Noun

Szechuan button (plural Szechuan buttons)

  1. Synonym of buzz button.
    • In culinary terms the flower heads are known as buzz button, Szechuan button and electric button.2018, Abdul Ghani Hussain, Normah Mohd Noor, Khatijah Hussin, Nature’s Medicine: A collection of Medicinal Plants from Malaysia’s Rainforest, Landskap Malaysia, →ISBN, page 14
    • Also known as the Szechuan button and electric button, the buzz button has been widely used for its analgesic properties2021 November 2, Monica Nelson, Edible Flowers: How, Why, and When We Eat Flowers, Monacelli Press, →ISBN, page 51
    Synonyms:
    buzz button

Synonyms of Szechuan button

Forms of Szechuan button

pluralSzechuan buttons

Origin of Szechuan button

Comparing the buzzing effect to Sichuan pepper.

Questions about Szechuan button

What does Szechuan button mean?
Szechuan button means synonym of buzz button.
What part of speech is Szechuan button?
Szechuan button is a noun.
What is the plural of Szechuan button?
The plural of Szechuan button is Szechuan buttons.

Words near Szechuan button in the dictionary

  1. Szczytno
  2. Sze
  3. Sze Yap
  4. Sze Yup
  5. Szechuan
  6. Szechuan button
  7. Szechuan buttons
  8. Szechuan lovage
  9. Szechuan pepper
  10. Szechuan peppers
  11. Szechuen

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