dai·kon

(dī′kŏn′, -kən)

A white radish (Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus) having a long root that is eaten as a vegetable, either raw, pickled, or cooked, in eastern Asian cuisine. Also called Chinese radish, Japanese radish.

[Japanese : dai, big (from Early Middle Chinese daj^h; akin to Mandarin dà) + kon, root (from Early Middle Chinese kən; also the source of Mandarin gēn).]

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daikon

(ˈdaɪkɒn)

(Cookery) another name for mooli

[C20: Japanese, from dai big + kon root]

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dai•kon

(ˈdaɪ kən, -kɒn)

n.

a large, elongated, white winter radish, Raphanus sativus longipinnatus, used esp. in Japanese cooking.

[1890–95; < Japanese < Middle Chinese, = Chinese dà big + gēn root]

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Noun

daikon - radish of Japan with a long hard durable root eaten raw or cooked

Japanese radish, Raphanus sativus longipinnatus, radish

radish plant, radish - a cruciferous plant of the genus Raphanus having a pungent edible root

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