daikon

Definitions

noun

1

An East Asian cultivar or subspecies of garden radish (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, syn. Raphanus sativus) bearing a large, white, carrot-shaped taproot consumed throughout East and South Asia but grown in North America primarily a

2

An East Asian cultivar or subspecies of garden radish (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, syn. Raphanus sativus) bearing a large, white, carrot-shaped taproot consumed throughout East and South Asia but grown in North America primarily a

Jiko was washing these big white daikons, and I was cutting them up and salting them and putting them into plastic freezer bags.

3

Closely-related cultivars such as the enormous turnip-shaped Sakurajima or green-and-red watermelon radish.

Collocations

4

ADJ.

long, radish

VERB + DAIKON

cut, heard

DAIKON + NOUN

carrot, skins

PREP.

into

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — radish of Japan with a long hard durable root eaten raw or c

radish

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

Jiko was washing these big white daikons, and I was cutting them up and salting them and putting them into plastic freezer bags.

Wiktionary

02

2. Cut the daikon into long sticks.

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03

Daikon might be more expensive than the carrots.

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04

Cut the daikon radish and carrot into quarter slices and cut the other vegetables into bite-size pieces.

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05

I heard daikon skins can be used when cooking, but I'm worried about pesticides, so I usually throw them out.

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