Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chorogi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: choro-gi
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The Chinese artichoke or crosne, Stachys affinis or S. sieboldii, an herbaceous plant of the family Lamiaceae.

noun

The edible rhizome of the plant.

Example Sentences

"In general appearance, the plant is much like the Chorogi or Stachys Sieboldii which is sold as an esculent by the seedman, and a detailed report of which was made from this station two years ago"
"However, few studies have examined the neuroprotective effects of S. sieboldii tuber extract (chorogi extract), and it remains unknown whether the extract can alleviate learning and memory dysfunction associated with vascular dementia or Alzheimer's disease."
"Also called Chinese artichokes or chorogis, crosnes look like beetle larvae and taste like water chestnuts, but, in fact, they are tubers, in the mint family."

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese チョロギ (chorogi).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: チョロギ

Inflected Forms

chorogis (plural)

Questions

What does chorogi mean?: The Chinese artichoke or crosne, Stachys affinis or S. sieboldii, an herbaceous plant of the family Lamiaceae.
Where does chorogi come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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