Standard Lemma guide

wasabi

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /wəˈsɑːbi/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • wä'sə-bē
  • wə-sä'-bē
  • rhymes with -ɑːbi

1

noun

Meaning 1

A plant of the species Eutrema japonicum, cultivated for its edible root.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A pungent green Japanese condiment made from the plant Eutrema japonicum (syn. Wasabia japonica).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

An imitation of this condiment made from horseradish with green dye.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

the thick green root of the wasabi plant that the Japanese use in cooking and that tastes like strong horseradish; in powder or paste form it is often eaten with raw fish

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: condiment

5

noun

Meaning 5

a Japanese plant of the family Cruciferae with a thick green root

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 山葵 (wasabi).

Across languages

Translations

42 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: وَسَابِي (wasābī) — green Japanese condiment
  • Armenian: վասաբի (vasabi) — green Japanese condiment
  • Assamese: ৱাচাবী (wasabi) — green Japanese condiment
  • Belarusian: васа́бі (vasábi) — green Japanese condiment
  • Bulgarian: васа́би (vasábi) — green Japanese condiment
  • Chinese Cantonese: 山葵 (saan1 kwai4) — green Japanese condiment
  • Chinese Cantonese: wasabi (waa6 saa1 bi4) (loanword) — green Japanese condiment
  • Chinese Mandarin: 山葵 (shānkuí) — green Japanese condiment
  • Chinese Mandarin: 哇沙比 (wāshābǐ) — green Japanese condiment
  • Danish: wasabi — green Japanese condiment
  • Dutch: wasabi — green Japanese condiment
  • Esperanto: vasabio — green Japanese condiment
  • Estonian: vasaabi — green Japanese condiment
  • Finnish: wasabi — green Japanese condiment
  • French: wasabi — green Japanese condiment
  • Galician: wasabi — green Japanese condiment
  • German: Wasabi — green Japanese condiment
  • Greek: γουασάμπι (gouasámpi) — green Japanese condiment
  • Hebrew: ואסאבי (vasabi) — green Japanese condiment
  • Hindi: वसाबी (vasābī) — green Japanese condiment
  • Indonesian: wasabi — green Japanese condiment
  • Italian: wasabi — green Japanese condiment
  • Japanese: 山葵 (wasabi) — green Japanese condiment
  • Khmer: វ៉ាសាប៊ី (vaasaabii) — green Japanese condiment
  • Korean: 와사비 (wasabi) — green Japanese condiment
  • Korean: 고추냉이 (gochunaeng'i) — green Japanese condiment
  • Lao: ວາຊາບິ (wā sā bi) — green Japanese condiment
  • Macedonian: васа́би (vasábi) — green Japanese condiment
  • Marathi: वासाबी (vāsābī) — green Japanese condiment
  • Persian: واسابی (vâsâbi) — green Japanese condiment
  • Polish: wasabi — green Japanese condiment
  • Portuguese: wasabi — green Japanese condiment
  • Russian: васа́би (vasábi) — green Japanese condiment
  • Spanish: wasabi — green Japanese condiment
  • Swedish: wasabi — green Japanese condiment
  • Tagalog: wasabi — green Japanese condiment
  • Thai: วาซาบิ (waa-saa-bì) — green Japanese condiment
  • Ukrainian: васа́бі (vasábi) — green Japanese condiment
  • Ukrainian: япо́нський хрін (japónsʹkyj xrin) — green Japanese condiment
  • Urdu: وسابی (vasābī) — green Japanese condiment
  • Vietnamese: wasabi — green Japanese condiment
  • Yiddish: וואַסאַבי (vasabi) — green Japanese condiment