Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

togarashi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables: tog-a-rashi
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

chili peppers or chili pepper-related products from Japan, specifically the spice mixture consisting of mandarin orange peel, sesame seed, poppy seed, hemp seed, nori or aonori, and ground sansho

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 唐辛子 (tōgarashi), Japanese for the genus Capsicum, or specifically the species Capsicum annuum, and commonly translated as “chili pepper”.

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 唐辛子

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

tougarashi (alternative)

Synonyms

shichimi togarashi shichimi

Questions

What does togarashi mean?: chili peppers or chili pepper-related products from Japan, specifically the spice mixture consisting of mandarin orange peel, sesame seed, poppy seed, hemp seed, nori or aonori, and ground sansho
Where does togarashi come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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