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kushiyaki

kushiyaki noun: a Japanese technique for serving chicken or other grilled foods on a skewer.

Noun

kushiyaki (uncountable)

  1. A Japanese technique for serving chicken or other grilled foods on a skewer.
    • If they wanted to start with something nonthreatening, they could go for the tasty crab cakes on arugula with a tangy dressing or chicken kushiyaki skewers that had a slightly rubbery texture but nice flavor, served with teriyaki or coconut peanut and curry sauce.2015 September 10, Emily Denitto, “Restaurant Review: Fogama in Rye Helps Customer Work Up to Sushi”, in New York Times

Origin of kushiyaki

Borrowed from Japanese 串焼(くしや)き (kushiyaki).

Questions about kushiyaki

What does kushiyaki mean?
Kushiyaki means a Japanese technique for serving chicken or other grilled foods on a skewer.
What part of speech is kushiyaki?
Kushiyaki is a noun.

Words near kushiyaki in the dictionary

  1. Kushite
  2. Kushites
  3. Kushitic
  4. Kushitism
  5. Kushitisms
  6. kushiyaki
  7. Kushner
  8. Kushners
  9. Kushnir
  10. Kushnirs
  11. kushoon

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