wagyu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of several Japanese breeds of cattle genetically predisposed to intense marbling and to producing a high percentage of oleaginous unsaturated fat.
Beef from such cattle.

/ˈwæɡ.juː/ /ˈwɑːɡ.juː/ /ˈwæ.ɡuː/ /ˈwɑːɡuː/

wagyu wagyus

From Japanese 和(わ)牛(ぎゅう) (wagyū), from Middle Chinese 和 (MC hwa, “a gloss for 倭 (MC 'wa, “Japan”)”) + 牛 (MC ngjuw, “cow”).

Kobe

washugyu

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