aji

Meanings

1. A spicy Peruvian sauce, often containing tomatoes, cilantro, hot peppers, and onions.
2. A chili pepper, in the context of South American cuisine.

1. A horse mackerel, especially the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus

1. The ‘flavour’ of a position, i.e. the extent to which it has lingering possibilities such as bad aji which may not be exploitable when they first arise yet still influence further play; good aji generally means there are few weaknesses.
2. Bad aji.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ají.