adzuki
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Japanese 小豆 (azuki). In Japanese, it was historically /aduki/. /du/ eventually transformed into /zu/, while variously romanized as "dzu" an "zu". See azuki.
Noun [edit]
adzuki (plural adzukis)
- Either the plant or the seed of the azuki bean
- 2003, Carla Emery, The Encyclopedia of Country Living[1], edition 9th ed., ISBN 157061377X, page 289:
- Adzukis need 118 days to start bearing.
- 2003, Carla Emery, The Encyclopedia of Country Living[1], edition 9th ed., ISBN 157061377X, page 289:
See also [edit]
Serbo-Croatian [edit]
Noun [edit]
adzuki m (Cyrillic spelling адзуки)