杏きょう仁にん

noun

apricot seed; apricot kernel

Refers to the seed inside an apricot pit, used in traditional Chinese medicine and as a flavoring in sweets like 杏仁豆腐.

• 杏きょう仁にんは咳せき止どめの漢かん方ぽう薬やくに使つかわれることがある。

  Apricot kernels are sometimes used in traditional Chinese cough remedies.

• 杏あん仁にん豆どう腐ふは杏きょう仁にんの風ふう味みを生いかしたデザートだ。

  Annin tofu is a dessert that makes use of the flavor of apricot kernels.