"konjac" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkəʊn.jæk/ Forms: konjacs [plural]
Etymology: From an Asian language; compare Japanese 蒟蒻, 菎蒻 (konnyaku), Korean 곤약 (gonyak). The Japanese term probably derives from Old Japanese, in turn from Middle Chinese 蒟蒻 (MC kjuX|kjuH nyak). The plant is not native to the Japanese archipelago, and was imported from China. Etymology templates: {{cog|ja|蒟蒻}} Japanese 蒟蒻, {{m|ja|菎蒻|tr=konnyaku}} 菎蒻 (konnyaku), {{cog|ko|곤약}} Korean 곤약 (gonyak) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} konjac (usually uncountable, plural konjacs)
  1. A foul-smelling plant grown in Asia, Amorphophallus konjac. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (lifeform): Arum family plants Synonyms: devil's tongue, elephant yam, snake palm, voodoo lily Translations (Amorphophallus konjac): конджак (kondžak) [masculine] (Bulgarian), коняк (konjak) [masculine] (Bulgarian), ဖျံ (hpyam) (Burmese), 魔芋 (móyù) (Chinese Mandarin), 蒟蒻 (jǔruò) (Chinese Mandarin), 蒻頭 (Chinese Mandarin), 蒻头 (ruòtóu) (Chinese Mandarin), mukulapökkövehka (Finnish), Teufelszunge [feminine] (German), Konjakpflanze [feminine] (German), 蒟蒻 (konnyaku) (Japanese), 곤약 (gonyak) (Korean), konjac [masculine] (Portuguese), конджак (kondžak) [masculine] (Russian), конняку (konnjaku) [masculine] (Russian), konjakknölkalla [common-gender] (Swedish), บุก (bùk) (Thai), khoai nưa (Vietnamese), nưa (Vietnamese), nưa trồng (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-konjac-en-noun-hJhu2KFV Disambiguation of Arum family plants: 71 29 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 68 32 Disambiguation of 'Amorphophallus konjac': 93 7
  2. Any of various food products made from the plant, including a flour and a gelatin, used to make noodles and candies, and as a food supplement for weight reduction. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Foods Translations (food product): конджак (kondžak) [masculine] (Bulgarian), коняк (konjak) [masculine] (Bulgarian), konjak (Finnish), Teufelszunge [feminine] (German), Konjakwurzel [feminine] (German), конджак (kondžak) [masculine] (Russian), конняку (konnjaku) [masculine] (Russian), konjak [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-konjac-en-noun-gugpMXtN Disambiguation of Foods: 38 62 Disambiguation of 'food product': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: konjak, konjaku, konnyaku Related terms: glucomannan

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