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wakame

wakame noun: undaria pinnatifida, an edible seaweed.

Noun

wakame (usually uncountable, plural wakames)

  1. (usually) Undaria pinnatifida, an edible seaweed.
  2. (usually) Loosely, any seaweed in the family Alariaceae.
    • Atlantic wakame is actually badderlocks.

Forms of wakame

pluralwakames

Origin of wakame

Borrowed from Japanese 若布(ワカメ) (wakame).

Questions about wakame

What does wakame mean?
Wakame means undaria pinnatifida, an edible seaweed.
What part of speech is wakame?
Wakame is a noun.
What is the plural of wakame?
The plural of wakame is wakames.

Words near wakame in the dictionary

  1. wakaimonogashira
  2. Wakako
  3. Wakaliga
  4. Wakaliwood
  5. Wakamba
  6. wakame
  7. wakamezake
  8. wakan
  9. Wakan Tanka
  10. Wakan Thanka
  11. Wakana

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