togarashi

English

the spice mixture shichimi tōgarashi

Alternative forms

• tougarashi

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 唐辛子 (tōgarashi), Japanese for the genus Capsicum, or specifically the species Capsicum annuum, and commonly translated as “chili pepper”.

Noun

togarashi (uncountable)

1. chili peppers or chili pepper-related products from Japan, specifically the spice mixture consisting of mandarin orange peel, sesame seed, poppy seed, hemp seed, nori or aonori, and ground sansho

Synonyms

• (spice mixture): shichimi togarashi, shichimi

Anagrams

• goatshair