seitan
Seitan
Specially processed wheat gluten, used as a protein-rich foodSpecially processed wheat gluten, used as a protein-rich food.
/ˈseɪtən/
» Do they make gluten-free seitan?
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)Specially processed wheat gluten, used as a protein-rich food.
Seitan
Examples
16 sentencesDo they make gluten-free seitan?
I need more seitan in my life.
The seitan is in the gluten-free section.
Every week we get together and talk about seitan.
A vegan knocked on my door and wanted to talk to me about seitan.
Translations
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By meaning 1
wheat gluten:
Origin
Romaji of the Japanese セイタン which was coined by philosopher George Ohsawa in 1961. OhsawaRomaji of the Japanese セイタン which was coined by philosopher George Ohsawa in 1961. Ohsawa also occasionally used the kanji term 生蛋 from 生 (“fresh; raw”) and 蛋, the first character in 蛋白 (tanpaku, “protein”).
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Forms
plural: seitans| Singular | seitan |
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uncountable
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedseitanic
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable