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wagyu.

Any of several Japanese breeds of cattle genetically predisposed to intense marbling and to producing a high percentage of oleaginous unsaturated fat.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈwæɡ.juː//ˈwɑːɡ.juː//ˈwæ.ɡuː/nonstandard/ˈwɑːɡuː/nonstandard
  1. Any of several Japanese breeds of cattle genetically predisposed to intense marbling and to producing a high percentage of oleaginous unsaturated fat.

    countable
  2. Beef from such cattle.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Japanese 和(わ)牛(ぎゅう) (wagyū), from Middle Chinese 和 (MC hwa, “a gloss for 倭 (MC 'wa, “Japan”)”) + 牛 (MC ngjuw, “cow”).

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