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Word: Umami
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Japanese, literally ‘deliciousness’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ʊˈmɑːmi
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a category of taste in food (besides sweet, sour, salt, and bitter), corresponding to the flavour of glutamates, especially monosodium glutamate.
Short Definition:category of taste in food, corresponding to flavour of glutamates
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