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dashi en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈdɑːʃi/
• /ˈdæʃi/

Etymology

From Japanese 出汁 (dashi, “essence, dashi soup”) (hiragana だし), from noun form of 出す (dasu, “to draw, to extract”).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A type of soup or cooking stock, often made from kelp.
   • Kombu (KOHM-boo): This Japanese seaweed is used to make dashi, an Asian soup stock, and to flavor rice and stews. 2000 September, Vegetarian Times, page 28:
   • Dashi is the basic soup stock for many Japanese dishes including noodle soups. 2007, Lee Geok Boi, Classic Asian Noodles, page 38:
   • A great dashi (stock) is essential, as it is the crucial element in soups, dipping sauces, nimono (simmered dishes) and nabemono (hotpot dishes), and for cooking fish and vegetables. 2002, John Frederick Ashburne, Yoshi Abe, World Food: Japan, Lonely Planet, page 41:

Forms

Translations (6)

mr दाशी (soup) · pt dashi (soup) · pl dashi (soup) · cmn 出汁 (soup) · ko 다시 (soup) · fi dashi (soup)