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umeboshi

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u⋅me⋅bo⋅shi

[oo-muh-boh-shee; Japn. oo-me-baw-shee]
–noun, plural -shis.
a salty and tart Japanese condiment made from unripened plums pickled in a brine.
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u·me·bo·shi   (ōō'mə-bō'shē)   
n.  A salty, tart condiment made from pickled Japanese plums.

[Japanese : ume, Japanese plum + hoshi, dried (from hosu, to dry).]
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