Definitions For Umami

Noun

UMAMI (uncountable) One of the five basic tastes, the savory taste of foods such as seaweed, cured fish, aged cheeses and meats. : Synonym: savoriness, deliciousness, meatiness, brothiness : {{cot, en, bitterness, saltiness, sourness, sweetness}}

Derived terms

umaminess

Translations

Chinese: : Cantonese: 鮮味}}, {{t, yue, 鲜味 (sin1 mei6) : Mandarin: 鮮味, sc=Hani, 鲜味, tr=xiānwèi, sc=Hani Dutch: umami Finnish: umami, ruokaisuus, lihaisuus French: umami, m German: Umami, n Greek: ουμάμι, n Hungarian: umami Indonesian: gurih, umami Japanese: 旨味 (うまみ, umami, sc=Jpan) Khmer: {{t-needed, km}} Korean: 감칠맛, sc=Kore, 우마미, sc=Kore Malay: {{t-needed, ms}} Russian: ума́ми, n Spanish: umami Swedish: umami, c Tamil: {{t-needed, ta}} Thai: {{t-needed, th}} Vietnamese: {{t-needed, vi}}

See also

osmazome

Etymology

From {{bor, en, ja, 旨味}}, うまみ, tr=umami, from 旨い, t=delicious, tr=umai, which describes the quality of a pleasant, savory taste.

Anagrams

imaum