umeboshi /ˌo͞oməˈbōSHē, ˌuməˈboʊʃi 
/ ▸ noun (plural same)
(in Japanese cuisine) a pickled ume fruit, having a distinctive sour and salty flavor: I left Japan in 2006 but still find myself occasionally craving a few umeboshi.
– ORIGIN Japanese, literally ‘dried ume fruit’.
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