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ねっとり

nettori

Thickly sticky, dense and creamy

A dense, clingy stickiness — the creamy texture of a baked sweet potato, ripe avocado, or thick honey coating a spoon.

💡Eating baked sweet potato — 'This variety is nettori sweet and dense!'

Example

このさつまいもはねっとりしていて甘い。

This sweet potato is nettori and sweet.

Quiz yourself

The ripe avocado has a ___ creamy texture.

熟したアボカドが○○している。

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