masu.
A plant, Hedysarum alpinum, whose edible root is consumed by the Inuit of Alaska.
Meaning & usage
A plant, Hedysarum alpinum, whose edible root is consumed by the Inuit of Alaska.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Inupiaq masu.
A square wooden box, originally used to measure rice in Japan during the feudal period.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Japanese 枡.
masu salmon (Oncorhynchus masou)
Where this word comes from
From Japanese 鱒 (masu, “trout, sea trout, salmon”).
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