Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chawanmushi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chawan-mushi
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Japanese savoury egg custard dish containing ginkgo seeds.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The menu included: udon (noodle soup), chicken udon, chawan moosh (steamed custard, fine vegetables), tamago yaki (ham omelette), suki yaki (chop suey), chicken suki yaki (chicken chop suey), ira udon (chop suey, fried noodles), chicken iri udon, mesha (rice), chab (tea), shoga (candy ginger)."

Etymology

From Japanese 茶碗蒸し (chawan-mushi).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 茶碗蒸し

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

chawan mushi (alternative)

Questions

What does chawanmushi mean?: A Japanese savoury egg custard dish containing ginkgo seeds.
Where does chawanmushi come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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