umami /o͞oːˌmäːmē, , uːˌmɑːmi, o͞oˌmämē, , uˌmɑmi 
, o͞o:ˌmä:mē, u:ˌmɑ:mi/ ▸ noun a category of taste in food (besides sweet, sour, salt, and bitter), corresponding to the flavor of glutamates, especially monosodium glutamate.
– ORIGIN Japanese, literally ‘deliciousness’.
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