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nigari

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Etymology

From Japanese 苦汁 (nigari, “bittern”).

Noun

nigari (uncountable)

(food) bittern: the liquor remaining after halite (common salt) has been harvested from saline water (brine), used as a coagulating agent in the manufacture of tofu.
salt derived from bittern, a powdered form also used in making tofu

Anagrams

ragini, Ingria, airing

Etymology

From the Japanese 苦汁 (nigari, “bittern”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ni.ɡa.ʁi/

Noun

nigari m (uncountable)

nigari

Romanization

nigari

Rōmaji transcription of にがり

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