Umami

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 2 Japanese 2.1 Romaji 2.1.1 Translations

English

Etymology

From the Japanese 旨味 (うまみ), which describes the flavour.

Noun

umami

1. taste of glutamate proteins or other similar compounds, notably monosodium glutamate (MSG).

Translations

• Chinese: 鮮味 (Xian Wei)

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Japanese

Romaji

umami (旨味, うまみ)

• umami flavour

Translations

• English: umamipl:umami