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English word origin

Etymology of aji

Borrowed from Spanish ají.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

A spicy Peruvian sauce, often containing tomatoes, cilantro, hot peppers, and onions. · A chili pepper, in the context of South American cuisine.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Spanish ají.

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These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Borrowed-form mentionajíes
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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

A horse mackerel, especially the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Japanese 鯵 (aji).

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These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Borrowed-form mention鯵ja
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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗
noun

The ‘flavour’ of a position, i.e. the extent to which it has lingering possibilities such as bad aji which may not be exploitable when they first arise yet still influence further play; good aji generally means there are few weaknesses. · Bad aji.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Japanese 味 (aji, “flavour”).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Borrowed-form mention味ja
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