hasma

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Fatty tissue found near the oviducts of frogs, used as an ingredient in Chinese desserts.

Word forms

hasma

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese 哈士蟆 (hàshimá), a kind of frog from which it is obtained, from Manchu ᡥᠠᠰᡳᠮᠠ (hasima).

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