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Daikon

2 stages from Japanese to English.

Today it means a large, mild white radish used widely in East Asian cooking
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Stage 1 of 2
daikon
Japanese · medieval
"a large root"
literally large root, a large mild white radish
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Stage 2 of 2
daikon
English · 1900s
"a large, mild white radish"
adopted directly as Japanese cuisine spread internationally
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