hijiki

[ hee-jee-kee ]

noun
  1. a dark brown seaweed that grows in treelike fronds, used dried and shredded in Japanese cooking.

Origin of hijiki

1
First recorded in 1950–55; from Japanese hijiki, earlier fizuki, of uncertain origin
  • Also called hi·zi·ki [hee-zee-kee]. /hiˈzi ki/.

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