Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

matsutake

/maːtsuːˈtaːkiː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables
ma-tsu-ta-ke
IPA
/maːtsuːˈtaːkiː/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mushroom, Tricholoma matsutake, prized in Asian cuisine for its spicy aroma.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Japanese 松茸 (matsutake).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Derived Forms

himematsutake

Phrases

American matsutake Mexican matsutake

Questions

How do you pronounce matsutake?
The recorded pronunciation is /maːtsuːˈtaːkiː/.
What does matsutake mean?
A mushroom, Tricholoma matsutake, prized in Asian cuisine for its spicy aroma.
Where does matsutake come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce matsutake

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