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yakisugi

yakisugi noun: a method of preserving wood by slightly charring its surface.

Noun

yakisugi (uncountable)

  1. A method of preserving wood by slightly charring its surface.

Origin of yakisugi

From Japanese 焼杉 (“charred cypress”).

Questions about yakisugi

What does yakisugi mean?
Yakisugi means a method of preserving wood by slightly charring its surface.
What part of speech is yakisugi?
Yakisugi is a noun.

Words near yakisugi in the dictionary

  1. yakin
  2. yakiniku
  3. yakins
  4. yakisoba
  5. yakisobas
  6. yakisugi
  7. yakitori
  8. yakitoris
  9. yakity-yak
  10. yakity-yakked
  11. yakity-yakking

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