Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mizuna

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables: mizu-na
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of several tangy green vegetables used in Japanese cuisine, usually Brassica rapa var. nipposinica

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"His cold sesame chicken seasoned with chili is finely shredded and served in carefully wrought clusters around a salad of mizuna."

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 水菜.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

mizunas (plural)

Rhymes With

tuna luna una laguna kuna lacuna puna oona kahuna cuna doona yokozuna

Questions

What does mizuna mean?: One of several tangy green vegetables used in Japanese cuisine, usually Brassica rapa var. nipposinica
Where does mizuna come from?: Borrowed from Japanese 水菜.

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