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Wasabi

2 stages from Japanese to English.

Today it means a pungent green Japanese condiment made from a root related to horseradish
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Stage 1 of 2
wasabi
Japanese · medieval
"the wasabi plant"
a pungent green root used as a condiment, related to horseradish
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Stage 2 of 2
wasabi
English · 1900s
"a pungent green condiment made from the wasabi root"
adopted directly as Japanese cuisine spread internationally
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