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Texture & Touch

ぱさぱさ

pasa-pasa

Dry and flaky

Lacking moisture — dry bread, overcooked rice, or damaged hair. Generally negative.

💡Eating stale bread — 'This bread has gone all pasa-pasa.'

Example

パンがぱさぱさで美味しくない。

The bread is pasa-pasa and doesn't taste good.

Quiz yourself

The overcooked chicken was dry and ___.

焼きすぎた鶏肉が○○して美味しくない。

breadricehairskincooking
Intermediate