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Where does “ουμάμι” come from?

ουμάμι (Greek) comes from Japanese うまみ, from Japanese 旨い — tasty; delicious.

ουμάμι (Greek): umami

Definitions

  1. umami

Ancestry of “ουμάμι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseうまみ旨味 the umami flavour; tastiness; skillfulness;...
2Japanese旨いtasty; delicious
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