English Explanatory Dictionary

kombu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Edible kelp (“a type of brown seaweed”) (from the class Phaeophyceae) used in East Asian cuisine.
noun
  1. A kind of long horn instrument from Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɒmbuː/ En-uk-kombu.oga

Word forms

kombu konbu kombus

Etymology

From Japanese 昆布 (こんぶ, konbu).

Related words

kombucha tororokombu
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