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dai⋅kon

[dahy-kuhn, -kon]
–noun
a large, elongated, white winter radish, Raphanus sativus longipinnatus, used esp. in Asian cuisine and sometimes pickled.


Origin:
1890–95; < Japn < MChin, equiv. to Chin big + gēn root
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dai·kon   (dī'kŏn', -kən)   
n.  A white radish (Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus) of Japan, having a long root that is eaten raw, pickled, or cooked. Also called Chinese radish, Japanese radish, Oriental radish.

[Japanese : dai, big (from Middle Chinese daj, thaj) + kon, root (from Middle Chinese kən).]
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