Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tobanjan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: to-ban-jan
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of doubanjiang.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Frills of seaweed carry the heat of tobanjan, the spicy Japanese bean paste."

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 豆板醤 (トウバンジャン, tōbanjan). Doublet of doubanjiang.

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does tobanjan mean?: Alternative form of doubanjiang.
Where does tobanjan come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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