umami
English
WOTD – 12 October 2015
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uˈmɑːmi/
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -ɑːmi
Noun
umami (uncountable)
- One of the five basic tastes, the savory taste of foods such as seaweed, cured fish, aged cheeses and meats.
- 2011, Caitlin Moran, How to be a Woman:
- But we are, of course, sweaty, fleshy lady-animals – all fur and umami.
- 2018 May 16, Adam Rogers, Wired, "The Fundamental Nihilism of Yanny vs. Laurel":
- 2011, Caitlin Moran, How to be a Woman:
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
one of the five basic tastes, savoriness
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See also
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 旨味 (うまみ, umami), which describes the quality of a pleasant, savory taste.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /umami/
Noun
umami (plural umami-umami, first-person possessive umamiku, second-person possessive umamimu, third-person possessive umaminya)
Adjective
umami (plural umami-umami)
Synonyms
- gurih
Spanish
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