Umami Definition
o͝o-mämē
noun
A taste sensation produced by the presence of glutamates and nucleotides and associated with meats and other high-protein foods. It is sometimes considered to be a fifth basic taste along with the tastes sweet, sour, salty, and bitter.
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Origin of Umami
Japanese uma- stem of umai tasty, delicious -mi n. suff.
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Japanese 旨味, うまみ (umami), which describes the flavour.
From Wiktionary
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