sukiyaki

UK/ˌsʊkiˈjaki/US/ˌsʊkiˈjɑki/

sukiyaki noun: a Japanese dish of thinly-sliced beef and tofu with dashi, mirin and soy sauce cooked quickly at the table.

Noun

sukiyaki (usually uncountable, plural sukiyakis)

(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).1907 February, Janet M. Hill, “After Breakfast Chat”, in The Boston Cooking-School Magazine, volume 10, number 7, Boston, page 346
- We played golf all day and lived Japanese-style after the massage and paper-and-scissors games with the geishas who cooked our sukiyakis.1991, John O. Coote, Submariner, page 206

plural	sukiyakis

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

What does sukiyaki mean?: Sukiyaki means a Japanese dish of thinly-sliced beef and tofu with dashi, mirin and soy sauce cooked quickly at the table.
What is sukiyaki in Tagalog?: Sukiyaki in Tagalog is sukiyaki. See Sukiyaki meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is sukiyaki?: Sukiyaki is a noun.
How do you pronounce sukiyaki?: Sukiyaki is pronounced /ˌsʊkiˈjaki/ (UK).
What is the plural of sukiyaki?: The plural of sukiyaki is sukiyakis.

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