Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hamachi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: hamachi
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Japanese amberjack, Pacific yellowtail (Seriola quinqueradiata).

name

A surname from Japanese.

name

A surname from Arabic.

Example Sentences

"Over an elaborate lunch — kimchi and other pickled vegetables, East and West Coast oysters, pork and shitake mushroom buns, noodle soups and hamachi with beet purée — he and Mr. McCarthy discussed their attempts to sidestep the clichés of postpunk stardom while still making a record people could dance, and debauch themselves, to."

Etymology

From Japanese ハマチ (hamachi).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: ハマチ

Inflected Forms

Hamachis (plural)

Questions

What does hamachi mean?: Japanese amberjack, Pacific yellowtail (Seriola quinqueradiata).
Where does hamachi come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce hamachi

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