Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shiso

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables: shiso
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several varieties of the herb Perilla frutescens, related to basil and mint, used in Japanese cooking.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Japanese 紫蘇 (shiso).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 紫蘇

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

perilla

Questions

What does shiso mean?: Any of several varieties of the herb Perilla frutescens, related to basil and mint, used in Japanese cooking.
Where does shiso come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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