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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
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British Dictionary definitions for daikon

daikon
/ (ˈdaɪkɒn) /

noun
another name for mooli

Word Origin for daikon

C20: Japanese, from dai big + kon root
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