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daikon

dai·kon
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dahy-kuh n, -kon]
    • /ˈdaɪ kən, -kɒn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dahy-kuh n, -kon]
    • /ˈdaɪ kən, -kɒn/

Definitions of daikon word

  • noun daikon a Japanese radish (Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus) having a long, white root that is eaten raw or cooked 3
  • noun daikon a large, elongated, white winter radish, Raphanus sativus longipinnatus, used especially in Asian cuisine and sometimes pickled. 1
  • noun daikon A radish of a variety with a large slender white root that is typically eaten cooked, especially in Eastern cuisine, and is also used for fodder. 1
  • noun daikon An East Asian cultivar or subspecies of radish (Raphanus sativus) bearing a large, white, carrot-shaped taproot consumed throughout East and South Asia but grown in North America primarily as a fallow crop for its fast-growing leaves (used as animal fodder) and as a soil ripper. 0
  • noun daikon (Japanese cuisine) Particularly, the usual Japanese cultivar, Japanese radish. 0
  • noun daikon Closely-related cultivars such as the enormous turnip-shaped Sakurajima or green-and-red watermelon radish. 0

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Origin of daikon

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
1890-95; < Japanese < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese dà big + gēn root

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Parts of speech for Daikon

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

daikon popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

daikon usage trend in Literature

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