nigari
English edit
Etymology edit
From Japanese 苦汁 (nigari, “bittern”).
Noun edit
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
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Etymology edit
From the Japanese 苦汁 (nigari, “bittern”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nigari m (uncountable)
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Romanization edit
nigari