konjac

Etymology
From an Asian language; compare 🇨🇬,, 🇨🇬. The Japanese term probably derives from Old Japanese, in turn from Middle Chinese 蒟蒻 (MC kjuX|kjuH nyak). The plant is not native to the Japanese archipelago, and was imported from China.

Noun

 * 1) A foul-smelling plant grown in Asia,.
 * 2) Any of various food products made from the plant, including a flour and a gelatin, used to make noodles and candies, and as a food supplement for weight reduction.
 * 1) Any of various food products made from the plant, including a flour and a gelatin, used to make noodles and candies, and as a food supplement for weight reduction.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: конджак, коняк
 * Burmese:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, , 蒻頭
 * Finnish: mukulapökkövehka
 * German: Teufelszunge, Konjakpflanze
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Portuguese: konjac
 * Russian: конджак,
 * Swedish: konjakknölkalla
 * Thai:
 * Vietnamese: khoai nưa,, nưa trồng


 * Bulgarian: конджак, коняк
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Finnish:
 * German: Teufelszunge, Konjakwurzel
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: конджак,
 * Swedish: