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kombu

noun
/ˈkɒmbuː/US

Etymology

From Japanese 昆布 (こんぶ, konbu).

  1. borrowed from 昆布

Definitions

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

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

    • [T]he productions of Jeso, in particular, are as follows: konbu, or sea-cabbage, birds of prey for hawking, whales and other sea-fish, skins of otters, beavers, seals, and stags, castoreum, gold, silver, adamantine spar.

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

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