nigari

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Japanese 苦汁 (nigari, bittern).

Noun[edit]

nigari (uncountable)

  1. (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.
  2. salt derived from bittern, a powdered form also used in making tofu

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the Japanese 苦汁 (nigari, bittern).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

nigari m (uncountable)

  1. nigari

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

nigari

  1. Rōmaji transcription of にがり