takuwan

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Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 沢庵 (takuan).

Noun

takuwan (uncountable)

  1. Pickled daikon radish.
    • 2000, Ann Kondo Corum, Ethnic Foods of Hawaiʻi, page 73:
      Arrange on top of the rice any of the following: colored shrimp flakes, tuna seasoned with bottled teriyaki sauce, thin slices of takuwan, small cooked shrimp, []

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