"adzuki" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: adzukis [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 小豆(あずき) (azuki, literally “small bean”). In Japanese, it was historically pronounced /aduki/, but /du/ eventually transformed into /zu/, and was variously romanized as "dzu" and "zu" (compare kudzu). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|-}} Japanese, {{ja-r|小豆|あずき|lit=small bean}} 小豆(あずき) (azuki, literally “small bean”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} adzuki (plural adzukis)
  1. Either the plant or the seed of the azuki bean. Synonyms: azuki, adzuki bean, azuki bean
    Sense id: en-adzuki-en-noun-xcUBulMY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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