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Where does “unicarinated” come from?

unicarinated (English) comes from English uni, from Japanese 雲丹 — the food made from the roe of sea urchin,...

unicarinated (English): Having a single ridge or keel

Definitions

  1. Having a single ridge or keel

Ancestry of “unicarinated”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishuniUniversity; Sea urchin eaten as sushi
2Japanese雲丹the food made from the roe of sea urchin,...
Every word from Japanese 雲丹 →