konjac

English

konjac plant

Alternative forms

• konjak
• konjaku
• konnyaku

Etymology

From an Asian language; compare Japanese 蒟蒻, 菎蒻 (konnyaku), Korean 곤약 (gonyak). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoʊn.jæk/
• Homophone: cognac

Noun

konjac (usually uncountable, plural konjacs)

1. A foul-smelling plant grown in Asia, .
2. A (range of) food product(s) made from the plant, including a flour and a gelatin, used to make noodles and candies, and as a food supplement for weight reduction.

Translations

Amorphophallus konjac

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 魔芋 (zh) (móyù), 蒟蒻 (zh) (jǔruò), 蒻頭／蒻头 (ruòtóu), 蒻头 (ruòtóu)

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• Finnish: mukulapökkövehka
• Portuguese: konjac m

food product

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

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• Finnish: konjak (fi)
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can

See also

• glucomannan

Further reading

• konjac on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• glucomannan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Amorphophallus konjac on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
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