daikon

[ dahy-kuhn, -kon ]

noun

1. a large, elongated, white winter radish, Raphanus sativus longipinnatus, used especially in Asian cuisine and sometimes pickled.

daikon

/ ˈdaɪkɒn /

noun

1. another name for mooli

Word History and Origins

Origin of daikon¹

1890–95; < Japanese < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese dà big + gēn root

Word History and Origins

Origin of daikon¹

C20: Japanese, from dai big + kon root

Example Sentences

Sakai also makes a traditional New Year’s salad with lightly seasoned daikon radish, carrots, and sliced hoshigaki.

From Eater

Here Mata did the family washing; dried daikon in winter, and sweet-potato slices in the summer sun.

From Project Gutenberg

Also I am afraid that you would not like the odours of fish below stairs, of daikon, and of other things all mixed up together.

From Project Gutenberg

Here as elsewhere daikon were hung up to dry on walls and trees, and looked like giant tallow candles.

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One of the islands we visited bore the name of the giant radish, Daikon, which is itself a corruption of the word for octopus.

From Project Gutenberg

In addition to the roots sent into Tokyo, there is a large export trade in daikon salted in casks.

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