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daikon
[ dahy-kuhn, -kon ]
/ ˈdaɪ kən, -kɒn /
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noun
a large, elongated, white winter radish, Raphanus sativus longipinnatus, used especially in Asian cuisine and sometimes pickled.
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Also called Chinese radish, Oriental radish .
Origin of daikon
1890–95; <Japanese <Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese dà big + gēn root
Words nearby daikon
Dahna, Dahomey, dahoon, daibutsu, daiker, daikon, Dáil Éireann, dailies, daily, daily-breader, daily double
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Word Origin for daikon
C20: Japanese, from dai big + kon root
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