nigari
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Japanese 苦汁 (nigari, “bittern”).
Noun
[edit]nigari (uncountable)
- (food) bittern: the liquor remaining after halite (common salt) has been harvested from saline water (brine), used as a coagulating agent in the manufacture of tofu.
- salt derived from bittern, a powdered form also used in making tofu
Anagrams
[edit]French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the Japanese 苦汁 (nigari, “bittern”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]nigari m (uncountable)
Japanese
[edit]Romanization
[edit]nigari
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