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gobo

1 9.0

A long root from the burdock plant that people eat in Asian cooking

noun
/ˈɡoʊboʊ/

: gobo

She prepared a refreshing salad that included thinly sliced gobo and sesame dressing.

Examples

At the market, I found fresh gobo among other vegetables like daikon and carrots.
Well, these are mung beans and gobo root.

Nim's Island (2008)
In Japanese cuisine, gobo is often featured in stir-fry dishes for its unique flavor.

Surface Forms

gobo singular

gobos plural

Etymology

The word gobo for the vegetable comes from Japanese gobō, which means 'burdock' or 'burdock root', so the English word simply names the edible root used in Japanese cooking.