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Shiso vs Shiko - What's the difference?

shiso | shiko |

As nouns the difference between shiso and shiko

is that shiso is any of several varieties of the herb, (taxlink), related to basil and mint, used in japanese cooking while shiko is (sumo) one of the basic sumo exercises; the rikishi raises a leg high in the air to the side, then brings it down with a stamp; it is also performed on the dohyo to drive away bad spirits.

shiso

English

(wikipedia shiso) (Perilla frutescens)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of several varieties of the herb, (taxlink), related to basil and mint, used in Japanese cooking.

    • Synonyms

    * perilla

    shiko

    English

    Noun

  • (sumo) one of the basic sumo exercises; the rikishi raises a leg high in the air to the side, then brings it down with a stamp; it is also performed on the dohyo to drive away bad spirits

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