UMAMI

Etymology

Noun

umami (uncountable)

One of the five basic tastes, the savory taste of foods such as seaweed, cured fish, aged cheeses and meats.

Synonyms: savoriness, deliciousness, meatiness, brothiness

Coordinate terms: bitterness, saltiness, sourness, sweetness

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Source: Wiktionary



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6 May 2025

HEEDLESS

(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”


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Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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