wasabi

See also: Wasabi

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 山葵 (wasabi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wəˈsɑːbi/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• enPR: wä'sə-bē, wə-sä'-bē
• Rhymes: -ɑːbi

Noun

wasabi (usually uncountable, plural wasabis)

1. A pungent green Japanese condiment made from the plant Eutrema japonicum (syn. Wasabia japonica).
2. An imitation of this condiment made from horseradish with green dye.

Synonyms

• Japanese horseradish
• green mustard

Translations

green Japanese condiment

• Arabic: وَسَابِي m (wasābī)
• Armenian: վասաբի (vasabi)
• Assamese: ৱাচাবী (wasabi)
• Belarusian: васа́бі n (vasábi)
• Bulgarian: васа́би n (vasábi)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 山葵 (saan¹ kwai⁴) (formal), wasabi (waa⁶ saa¹ bi⁴) (loanword)

  Mandarin: 山葵 (zh) (shānkuí), 哇沙比 (wāshābǐ) (loanword)

• Danish: wasabi
• Esperanto: vasabio
• Estonian: vasaabi
• Finnish: wasabi (fi)
• French: wasabi (fr) m
• Galician: wasabi (gl) m
• German: Wasabi (de) m
• Greek: γουασάμπι (gouasámpi)
• Hebrew: ואסאבי (he) (vasabi)
• Hindi: वसाबी (vasābī)
• Indonesian: wasabi
• Italian: wasabi m
• Japanese: 山葵 (ja) (わさび, wasabi)
• Khmer: វ៉ាសាប៊ី (vaasaabii)
• Korean: 와사비 (ko) (wasabi), 고추냉이 (gochunaeng'i)
• Lao: ວາຊາບິ (lo) (wā sā bi)
• Macedonian: васа́би n (vasábi)
• Marathi: वासाबी (vāsābī)
• Persian: واسابی (vâsâbi)
• Polish: wasabi (pl) n
• Portuguese: wasabi (pt)
• Russian: васа́би (ru) m (vasábi)
• Spanish: wasabi (es) m
• Swedish: wasabi (sv) c
• Tagalog: wasabi
• Thai: วาซาบิ (th) (waa-saa-bì)
• Ukrainian: васа́бі m (vasábi), япо́нський хрін m (japónsʹkyj xrin)
• Urdu: وسابی (vasābī)
• Vietnamese: wasabi
• Yiddish: וואַסאַבי (vasabi)

Anagrams

• Swabia

Chinese

Alternative forms

• 華沙比／华沙比

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 山葵 (wasabi).

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): waa⁶ saa¹ bi⁴ / waat⁶ saa¹ bi⁴

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: waa⁶ saa¹ bi⁴ / waat⁶ saa¹ bi⁴
    • Yale: wah sā bìh / waaht sā bìh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: waa⁶ saa¹ bi⁴ / waat⁹ saa¹ bi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: wa⁶ sa¹ bi⁴ / wad⁶ sa¹ bi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /waː²² saː⁵⁵ piː²¹/, /waːt̚² saː⁵⁵ piː²¹/

Noun

wasabi

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) wasabi

Synonyms

• 山葵 (shānkuí)
• 芥辣

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 山葵 (wasabi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɑsɑbi/, [ˈwɑ̝s̠ɑ̝bi]
• Rhymes: -ɑsɑbi
• Hyphenation^(key): wa‧sa‧bi

Noun

wasabi

1. wasabi (condiment)
2. wasabi (plant)

Declension

Inflection of wasabi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		wasabi	wasabit
genitive		wasabin	wasabien
partitive		wasabia	wasabeja
illative		wasabiin	wasabeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		wasabi	wasabit
accusative	nom.	wasabi	wasabit
	gen.	wasabin
genitive		wasabin	wasabien
partitive		wasabia	wasabeja
inessive		wasabissa	wasabeissa
elative		wasabista	wasabeista
illative		wasabiin	wasabeihin
adessive		wasabilla	wasabeilla
ablative		wasabilta	wasabeilta
allative		wasabille	wasabeille
essive		wasabina	wasabeina
translative		wasabiksi	wasabeiksi
abessive		wasabitta	wasabeitta
instructive		—	wasabein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of wasabi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative wasabini wasabini accusative nom. wasabini wasabini gen. wasabini genitive wasabini wasabieni partitive wasabiani wasabejani inessive wasabissani wasabeissani elative wasabistani wasabeistani illative wasabiini wasabeihini adessive wasabillani wasabeillani ablative wasabiltani wasabeiltani allative wasabilleni wasabeilleni essive wasabinani wasabeinani translative wasabikseni wasabeikseni abessive wasabittani wasabeittani instructive — — comitative — wasabeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative wasabisi wasabisi accusative nom. wasabisi wasabisi gen. wasabisi genitive wasabisi wasabiesi partitive wasabiasi wasabejasi inessive wasabissasi wasabeissasi elative wasabistasi wasabeistasi illative wasabiisi wasabeihisi adessive wasabillasi wasabeillasi ablative wasabiltasi wasabeiltasi allative wasabillesi wasabeillesi essive wasabinasi wasabeinasi translative wasabiksesi wasabeiksesi abessive wasabittasi wasabeittasi instructive — — comitative — wasabeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative wasabimme wasabimme accusative nom. wasabimme wasabimme gen. wasabimme genitive wasabimme wasabiemme partitive wasabiamme wasabejamme inessive wasabissamme wasabeissamme elative wasabistamme wasabeistamme illative wasabiimme wasabeihimme adessive wasabillamme wasabeillamme ablative wasabiltamme wasabeiltamme allative wasabillemme wasabeillemme essive wasabinamme wasabeinamme translative wasabiksemme wasabeiksemme abessive wasabittamme wasabeittamme instructive — — comitative — wasabeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative wasabinne wasabinne accusative nom. wasabinne wasabinne gen. wasabinne genitive wasabinne wasabienne partitive wasabianne wasabejanne inessive wasabissanne wasabeissanne elative wasabistanne wasabeistanne illative wasabiinne wasabeihinne adessive wasabillanne wasabeillanne ablative wasabiltanne wasabeiltanne allative wasabillenne wasabeillenne essive wasabinanne wasabeinanne translative wasabiksenne wasabeiksenne abessive wasabittanne wasabeittanne instructive — — comitative — wasabeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative wasabinsa wasabinsa accusative nom. wasabinsa wasabinsa gen. wasabinsa genitive wasabinsa wasabiensa partitive wasabiaan wasabiansa wasabejaan wasabejansa inessive wasabissaan wasabissansa wasabeissaan wasabeissansa elative wasabistaan wasabistansa wasabeistaan wasabeistansa illative wasabiinsa wasabeihinsa adessive wasabillaan wasabillansa wasabeillaan wasabeillansa ablative wasabiltaan wasabiltansa wasabeiltaan wasabeiltansa allative wasabilleen wasabillensa wasabeilleen wasabeillensa essive wasabinaan wasabinansa wasabeinaan wasabeinansa translative wasabikseen wasabiksensa wasabeikseen wasabeiksensa abessive wasabittaan wasabittansa wasabeittaan wasabeittansa instructive — — comitative — wasabeineen wasabeinensa

Synonyms

• (condiment, rarely): japaninpiparjuuri
• (plant): japaninpiparjuuri, maustekrassi

Further reading

• “wasabi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 山葵(わさび) (wasabi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /waˈsabi/
• Rhymes: -bi, -i
• Hyphenation: wa‧sa‧bi

Noun

wasabi (first-person possessive wasabiku, second-person possessive wasabimu, third-person possessive wasabinya)

1. (cooking) wasabi: the Japanese horseradish (Eutrema japonicum, Wasabia japonica)

Further reading

• “wasabi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Japanese

Romanization

wasabi

1. Rōmaji transcription of わさび
2. Rōmaji transcription of ワサビ

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 山葵 (wasabi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /waˈsa.bi/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -abi
• Syllabification: wa‧sa‧bi

Noun

wasabi n (indeclinable)

1. wasabi (plant Eutrema japonicum)

   Synonyms: chrzan japoński, wasabia japońska

2. wasabi (green Japanese condiment)

Further reading

• wasabi in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 山葵 (wasabi).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /waˈsa.bi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /waˈsa.bi/ [waˈsa.βi]

Noun

wasabi m (uncountable)

1. wasabi (pungent Japanese condiment)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 山葵 (wasabi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /waˈsabi/ [waˈsa.β̞i], /ɡwaˈsabi/ [ɡwaˈsa.β̞i]
• Rhymes: -abi
• Syllabification: wa‧sa‧bi

Noun

wasabi m (uncountable)

1. wasabi

Swedish

en klick wasabi [a dab of wasabi]

Noun

wasabi c

1. wasabi

   Wasabi bränns i näsan

   Wasabi burns in your nose

Declension

Declension of wasabi

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	wasabi	wasabis
	definite	wasabin	wasabins
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

See also

• sushi

References

• wasabi in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• wasabi in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• wasabi in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)