"隠し味" meaning in All languages combined

See 隠し味 on Wiktionary

Noun [Japanese]

IPA: [ka̠kɯ̟ɕia̠ʑi] Forms: 隠し味 [canonical] (ruby: (かく), (あじ)), kakushi-aji [romanization]
Etymology: From 隠(かく)し (kakushi, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 隠(かく)す (kakusu)) + 味(あじ) (aji), literally "hidden flavor." Etymology templates: {{ja-r|連%用%形|れん%よう%けい|stem or continuative form|rom=ren'yōkei}} 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”), {{ja-r|隠す|かくす||pos=}} 隠(かく)す (kakusu), {{ja-etym-renyokei|隠す|かくす|nodot=1}} 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 隠(かく)す (kakusu), {{ja-compound|隠し|かくし|味|あじ|pos1=連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (<span class="mention-tr tr">ren'yōkei</span>, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 隠(かく)す (<span class="mention-tr tr">kakusu</span>)|t2=}} 隠(かく)し (kakushi, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 隠(かく)す (kakusu)) + 味(あじ) (aji) Head templates: {{ja-noun|かくし-あじ}} 隠(かく)し味(あじ) • (kakushi-aji)
  1. A cooking technique where a small amount of a seasoning or ingredient is added, such that its flavor does not noticably stand out, but does produce a richer or more complex flavor in the overall dish.
    Sense id: en-隠し味-ja-noun-jdz6TsxT Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Cooking Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 78 22 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 78 22 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 69 31 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 80 20 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10 Disambiguation of Cooking: 92 8
  2. A seasoning or ingredient used in such a manner.
    Sense id: en-隠し味-ja-noun-JK39lTLd
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