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shun giku

shun giku

9.9
A leafy plant that people use in Asian cooking for its tender leaves and strong taste
  • noun
translation icon : shungiku
  • Fresh shun giku leaves add a unique flavor to hot pot dishes.

Examples

  • The chef recommended adding chopped shun giku to the soup for extra aroma.

  • In Japanese supermarkets, shun giku is usually sold next to other leafy greens.

  • I love adding shun giku to my salads.

  • Have you tried shun giku in your stir-fry?

  • Fresh shun giku leaves add a unique flavor to hot pot dishes.

  • In Japanese supermarkets, shun giku is usually sold next to other leafy greens.

  • The chef recommended adding chopped shun giku to the soup for extra aroma.

Synonyms

tong ho
vsshun giku
9.9

A leafy green used in Asian cooking for its tender edible leaves

is the same plant but called differently in recipes and markets
Chrysanthemum coronarium spatiosum
vsshun giku
  • Specialized
9.9

A leafy vegetable with tender leaves and a mild smell used in Asian cooking

is the general edible leafy plant used commonly in Asian cooking
chop-suey greens
vsshun giku
  • Philippine
6.3

A leafy green vegetable used in Asian cooking like bok choy

is a specific edible species rather than any leafy vegetable

Surface Forms

shun giku singular
shun gikus plural

Morphology

shun + giku

This is a romanized loanword (Japanese shungiku) for a specific edible plant; the elements 'shun' and 'giku' are not English words and do not transparently convey the plant meaning to an English B1 learner. Because the constituent parts do not provide compositional cues in English, the overall meaning cannot be derived and is lexicalized.

Etymology

Shun giku comes from Japanese words shun meaning 'spring' and giku meaning 'chrysanthemum'. The leaves appear in spring and look like small chrysanthemum leaves, so the name shows it is a leafy chrysanthemum used in cooking.