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kaiseki

kaiseki noun: a style of Japanese cuisine involving a series of small, intricate dishes; a tasting menu.

kaiseki: a style of Japanese cuisine involving a series of small, intricate dishes; a tasting menu
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Noun

kaiseki (countable and uncountable, plural kaiseki or kaisekis)

  1. A style of Japanese cuisine involving a series of small, intricate dishes; a tasting menu

Forms of kaiseki

pluralkaiseki
pluralkaisekis

Origin of kaiseki

Borrowed from Japanese 懐石.

Questions about kaiseki

What does kaiseki mean?
Kaiseki means a style of Japanese cuisine involving a series of small, intricate dishes; a tasting menu.
What part of speech is kaiseki?
Kaiseki is a noun.
What is the plural of kaiseki?
The plural of kaiseki is kaiseki.

Words near kaiseki in the dictionary

  1. Kairouan
  2. Kairouani
  3. kaisa
  4. Kaisariani
  5. Kaisarieh
  6. kaiseki
  7. kaisekis
  8. kaiser
  9. kaiser blade
  10. kaiser blades
  11. kaiser roll

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