variants:
or less commonly wagyu
plural Wagyu also wagyu
Definition of Wagyu
1
: any of four strains of a breed of black or red Japanese cattle valued for their highly marbled meat
In the U.S., Japanese Wagyu cows have been crossbred with those of other breeds to produce unsurpassably tender, melt-in-your-mouth beef. — Saveur
Note: Wagyu were developed in Japan in the late 1800s to 1910 by crossbreeding native cattle with European breeds.
2
or Wagyu beef
or less commonly wagyu beef
: beef from Wagyu cattle
The surface of my Wagyu was intricately laced with delicate veins of off-white fat—by laboratory measurement, three times more marbling fat than U.S. prime-grade beef, though with slightly less cholesterol.— Jeffrey Steingarten Wagyu beef is tender and flavorful because of its intramuscular fat, or marbling.— Sam Gugino
— compare kobe beef
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The first known use of Wagyu was in 1963
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