yakitori

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
14
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/jækɪˈtɔəɹi/

Definition of yakitori

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A Japanese shish kebab-type dish made with small pieces of chicken or other ingredients cooked on skewers, often marinated in soy sauce or seasoned with salt.
    “Friday night on Ninsei. He passed yakitori stands and massage parlors, a franchised coffee shop called Beautiful Girl, the electronic thunder of an arcade.”
    “We should have the bazaars full of yakitori pitches and geishas in bamboo cages.”

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Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 焼(や)き鳥(とり) (yakitori), from 焼(や)き (yaki, “grilled, toasted”) + 鳥(とり) (tori, “bird”).

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