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 :

Derived terms

umaminess

Translations

Chinese: : Cantonese: 鮮味, Korean: 감칠맛, sc=Kore, 우마미, sc=Kore Malay: Russian: ума́ми, n Spanish: umami Swedish: umami, c Tamil: Thai: Vietnamese:

See also

osmazome

Etymology

From , うまみ, tr=umami, from 旨い, t=delicious, tr=umai, which describes the quality of a pleasant, savory taste.

Anagrams

imaum

Is Umami a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
9
Words with Friends
12

The word Umami is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends

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