# wakame

/wɑˈkɑmeɪ/ (US) · CEFR C1 · Noun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/wakame
Updated: 2026-09-28

## Definition

a type of dark green seaweed that is often used in Japanese cooking. You will usually find it in miso soup or served as a cold salad.

For teachers: an edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida, native to cold temperate coastal waters of the northwest Pacific. It is typically sold in dried form and reconstituted for use in soups and salads.

## Examples

- I added some dried wakame to my miso soup.
- The chef prepared a refreshing salad featuring wakame, sesame oil, and thinly sliced cucumbers.
- While prized for its nutritional profile and delicate texture in East Asian cuisine, wakame is classified as a highly invasive species in several non-native marine ecosystems.

## Usage notes

- Typically treated as uncountable when referring to the food product, though countable when referring to individual plants in a biological context.

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