Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aji

/ɑˈhi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.14 in modern English

Syllables: aji
IPA: /ɑˈhi/

10

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A spicy Peruvian sauce, often containing tomatoes, cilantro, hot peppers, and onions.

Uncountable

noun

A chili pepper, in the context of South American cuisine.

Countable

noun

A horse mackerel, especially the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus

noun

The ‘flavour’ of a position, i.e. the extent to which it has lingering possibilities such as bad aji which may not be exploitable when they first arise yet still influence further play; good aji generally means there are few weaknesses.

Uncountable

noun

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In Peru the consumption of aji is greater than that of salt[…]"
"Add the onion, the garlic, the red pepper, the ajies, the pepper, cumin and salt."
"Although aji are found in temperate waters around the world, if you have the fish in a sushi-ya here, it almost certainly was caught and frozen in Japan."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ají.

Usage

Inflected Forms

ajis (plural) ajies (plural)

Derived Forms

ajing

Phrases

bad aji good aji

Questions

How do you pronounce aji?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɑˈhi/.
What does aji mean?: A spicy Peruvian sauce, often containing tomatoes, cilantro, hot peppers, and onions.
Where does aji come from?: Borrowed from Spanish ají.

How to pronounce aji

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