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What does 霜降り (しもふり, shimofuri) mean?

霜降り (しもふり, shimofuri) means speckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.).

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Readingしもふり
Romajishimofuri
Part of speechno-adjective, noun
しもふり
shimofuri

speckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.)

  1. 1no-adjective · noun speckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.)
  2. 2noun marbling (of beef)
  3. 3noun (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water
  4. 4noun formation of frost

Also written: 霜降

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