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Definition of umami noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

umami

noun
 
/uːˈmɑːmi/
 
/uːˈmɑːmi/
[uncountable]
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  1. a taste found in some foods that is neither sweet, sour, bitter nor salty
    • Tomatoes have lots of umami.
    • Umami is the savoury taste known as the ‘fifth taste’.
    Topics Cooking and eatingc2
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