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yuzu

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A small tree from East Asia that makes tart, fragrant citrus fruit used in cooking

noun
/juːˈzuː/

: yuzu

The chef used yuzu juice to add a refreshing zing to the salad dressing.
Japanese yuzu

Examples

It has like a yuzu, a lemon, very tart, very fun.
For dessert, she prepared a mousse flavored with yuzu for a unique twist.
You can find yuzu in various Asian dishes for its tart and aromatic qualities.

Surface Forms

yuzu singular

yuzus plural

Etymology

Yuzu comes from the Japanese word yuzu (柚子), which came from an old Chinese name for a kind of 'citrus' plant. So English uses yuzu to name the small East Asian tree that gives a fragrant, tart fruit.