Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

niboshi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ni-boshi
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Japanese dried infant sardines, used in snacks and as seasoning for soup stocks and other foods.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Tea bag-style dashi kits are a better quick choice. They pack katsuobushi, kombu and often other ingredients, like dried baby sardines (niboshi) and shiitake mushrooms, into a steepable bag."

Etymology

From Japanese 煮干し.

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 煮干し

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does niboshi mean?: Japanese dried infant sardines, used in snacks and as seasoning for soup stocks and other foods.
Where does niboshi come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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