kombu
French, noun\kɔm.bu\
kombu is a French masculine noun meaning “kombu” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Diverses algues comestibles de la famille Laminariaceae, comme Saccharina latissima et Saccharina japonica…”.
What does kombu mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinekombu
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Diverses algues comestibles de la famille Laminariaceae, comme Saccharina latissima et Saccharina japonica, algue laminaire utilisée en gastronomie japonaise et en cosmétologie.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of kombu
- kombus plural
- konbu
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce kombu?
- \kɔm.bu\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is kombu in French?
kombu appears about once in every 38 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).