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kombu.

Edible kelp (“a type of brown seaweed”) (from the class Phaeophyceae) used in East Asian cuisine.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɒmbuː/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. Edible kelp (“a type of brown seaweed”) (from the class Phaeophyceae) used in East Asian cuisine.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Japanese 昆布 (こんぶ, konbu).

noun
  1. A kind of long horn instrument from Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

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