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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries筍
/ˈsʊn/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The edible young shoot or sprout of bamboo that emerges from the ground, commonly used in Asian culinary traditions.
"The chef added fresh bamboo shoots to the stir-fry for an extra crunch." - 2
A tapering or conical shape resembling a young bamboo shoot.
"The traditional roof tiles curved upward gently like a bamboo shoot."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the URL-encoded Chinese Pinyin 'shùn', representing the Chinese character 筍 (sǔn), which originates from Middle Chinese and Classical Chinese texts to denote bamboo shoots. The term combines the signific for bamboo (⺮) with the phonetic component 旬 (xún), reflecting both its botanical classification and traditional harvesting periods.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "筍" is said worldwide
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pousse de bambou
Transliteration: puss de bambu
"Les pousses de bambou sont délicieuses dans cette soupe."
Bambussprosse
Transliteration: bambus-sprosse
"Bambusspossen werden oft in der asiatischen Küche verwendet."
germoglio di bambù
Transliteration: jermol-lio di bambu
"Ho ordinato il piatto con carne e germogli di bambù."
brote de bambú
Transliteration: brote de bambu
"Los brotes de bambú aportan una textura crujiente al plato."
brotos de bambu
Transliteration: brotus di bambu
"O refogado leva carne de porco e brotos de bambu."
बांस का कोंपल
Transliteration: bans ka kopal
"एशियाई व्यंजनों में बांस के कोंपल का व्यापक रूप से उपयोग किया जाता है।"
竹笋
Transliteration: zhúsǔn
"这道菜用了新鲜的竹笋，非常爽口。"
죽순
Transliteration: juksun
"죽순은 아삭아삭한 식감이 일품입니다."
竹の子
Transliteration: takenoko
"春になると美味しい竹の子が食卓に並びます。"
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