Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

binchotan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bin-chotan
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of oak charcoal used in traditional Japanese cooking.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Both kitchens are fans of binchotan, the compressed Japanese charcoal that burns especially hot and clean. The high heat of it, however, is best suited to searing food over glowing coals."
"We use binchotan, a pre-burned hardwood or bamboo, for its intense and steady heat to keep serving these all night, but any clean-burning charcoal you can keep red-hot will do."

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 備長炭 (binchō-tan).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 備長炭

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does binchotan mean?: A kind of oak charcoal used in traditional Japanese cooking.
Where does binchotan come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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