sukiyaki

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Scrabble points
19
Words With Friends
19
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˌsʊkiˈjaki/
See all 5 pronunciations
/ˌsʊkiˈjaki/ · /ˌsuːkiˈjɑːki/ · /ˌsʊkiˈjɑki/ · /ˌsukiˈjɑki/ · /skiˈjɑki/

Definition of sukiyaki

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable, usually)A Japanese dish of thinly-sliced beef and tofu with dashi, mirin and soy sauce cooked quickly at the table.
    “The menu included: udon (noodle soup), chicken udon, chawan moosh (steamed custard, fine vegetables), tamago yaki (ham omelette), suki yaki (chop suey), chicken suki yaki (chicken chop suey), ira udon (chop suey, fried noodles), chicken iri udon, mesha (rice), chab (tea), shoga (candy ginger).”
    “We played golf all day and lived Japanese-style after the massage and paper-and-scissors games with the geishas who cooked our sukiyakis.”

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Etymology

From Japanese 鋤焼き (sukiyaki). First attested in 1907.

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