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