daikon
[ dahy-kuhn, -kon ]
noun
a large, elongated, white winter radish, Raphanus sativus longipinnatus, used especially in Asian cuisine and sometimes pickled.
Origin of daikon
11890–95; <Japanese <Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese dà big + gēn root
- Also called Chinese radish, Oriental radish .
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British Dictionary definitions for daikon
daikon
/ (ˈdaɪkɒn) /
noun
another name for mooli
Origin of daikon
1C20: Japanese, from dai big + kon root
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