Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
🍋 A citrus fruit 🌳 A citrus tree
yuzu

yuzu

1 7.9
A small yellow citrus fruit from East Asia with tart, fragrant juice used in cooking
  • noun
  • /ˈjuːzu/
: yuzu
  • And then these little garlic chips, yuzu, soy olive oil, and I think that's it.
  • yuzu juice
  • fresh yuzu

This is the Scalp care dry shampoo and it has yuzu, lemon and tea tree in it.

Autoplay Next

Examples

  • And it's a soft scrambled eggs with yuzu kosho and a side crisp avocado salad.

  • This is Sir Stroming in a yuzu ponzu sauce with cilantro, pickled Serrano chili and a lemon piece on top.

  • And a little bit of yuzu if you feel like taking your tongue to tang town.

    Blink Twice (2024)

  • This is the Scalp care dry shampoo and it has yuzu, lemon and tea tree in it.

    KathleenLights

  • OK, guys, you just tasted muso hot yuzu sauce from Japan.

  • On top, you've got black truffle, caviar, chili oil, and a drizzle of yuzu vinaigrette.

    Triangle of Sadness (2022)

  • The chef added yuzu juice to the dressing for a fresh, tart flavor.

  • I love the taste of yuzu in my tea; it has a unique citrus aroma.

  • The dessert was garnished with a hint of yuzu zest to enhance its flavor.

How Tart

lime
115 1.0
yuzu
1 7.9
orange
337 1.0
banana
348 1.0

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' fruit. That's why the same word in English names the tart yellow fruit and its juice used for cooking and flavoring.