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panko

UK/ˈpæŋ.kəʊ//ˈpæŋ.koʊ/

panko noun: coarse, dry breadcrumbs used in Japanese cuisine.

panko: coarse, dry breadcrumbs used in Japanese cuisine
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Noun

panko (uncountable)

  1. Coarse, dry breadcrumbs used in Japanese cuisine.
    • Japanese "Panko" bread crumbs upgrade the quality of shrimp and other frozen prepared foods with their exceptionally crisp, yet tender, bite. (Photo courtesy of National Sea Products.)1978, Quick Frozen Foods, volume 40, page 50
    • Sprinkle stuffed side evenly with panko.1986, Martin Yan, The Chinese Chef, page 169

Proper noun capitalized: Panko

Panko (plural Pankos)

  1. A surname.

Forms of panko

pluralPankos

Origin of panko

Borrowed from Japanese パン粉 (panko).

Words that rhyme with panko

Questions about panko

What does panko mean?
Panko means coarse, dry breadcrumbs used in Japanese cuisine.
What part of speech is panko?
Panko can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce panko?
Panko is pronounced /ˈpæŋ.kəʊ/ (UK).

Words near panko in the dictionary

  1. Pankhuri
  2. Pankhurst
  3. Pankhurstian
  4. Pankhursts
  5. panking
  6. panko
  7. Pankos
  8. Pankow
  9. Pankows
  10. Pankowski
  11. Pankowskis

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