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wagyu

/ˈwæɡ.juː/

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nonstandard/ˈwæ.ɡuː/

wagyu noun: any of several Japanese breeds of cattle genetically predisposed to intense marbling and to producing a high percentage of oleaginous unsaturated fat.

wagyu: any of several Japanese breeds of cattle genetically predisposed to intense marbling and to...
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Noun

wagyu (countable and uncountable, plural wagyus or wagyu)

  1. (countable) Any of several Japanese breeds of cattle genetically predisposed to intense marbling and to producing a high percentage of oleaginous unsaturated fat.
    • Slices of wagyu beef come with spheres of root vegetables and mini-towers of polenta.2009 January 19, Corey Mintz, “Susur and the City”, in Toronto Star
  2. Beef from such cattle.

Synonyms of wagyu

Forms of wagyu

pluralwagyus
pluralwagyu

Origin of wagyu

From Japanese 和(わ)牛(ぎゅう) (wagyū), from Middle Chinese 和 (MC hwa, “a gloss for 倭 (MC 'wa, “Japan”)”) + 牛 (MC ngjuw, “cow”).

Words formed from wagyu

Questions about wagyu

What does wagyu mean?
Wagyu means any of several Japanese breeds of cattle genetically predisposed to intense marbling and to producing a high percentage of oleaginous unsaturated fat.
What part of speech is wagyu?
Wagyu is a noun.
How do you pronounce wagyu?
Wagyu is pronounced /ˈwæɡ.juː/.
What is the plural of wagyu?
The plural of wagyu is wagyus.

Words near wagyu in the dictionary

  1. Waguha
  2. wagwan
  3. wagwant
  4. wagwants
  5. Wagweno
  6. wagyu
  7. wagyus
  8. wah
  9. wah lau
  10. wah lau eh
  11. wah pedal

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