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taiyaki

taiyaki noun: a Japanese fish-shaped cake with various fillings.

taiyaki: a Japanese fish-shaped cake with various fillings
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Noun

taiyaki (countable and uncountable, plural taiyaki or taiyakis)

  1. A Japanese fish-shaped cake with various fillings.
    • Taiyakis are made right here, all during the day, and are especially yummy when they when they are immediately made and hot off the grill. They are also great as a mid-morning or afternoon snack.1989, The San Francisco Attorney, volume 15, San Francisco, Calif.: Bar Association of San Francisco, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 37, column 3
    • A woman fed a brood of lettuce hens taiyakis.2017, Grace H. Park, Victoria H. Park, Eric H. Parkerson, “Welcome to Afoodica”, in The Adventures of Hansel & Gretel: Afoodica (HEA vs SEA; 5), Hunters House, →ISBN

Forms of taiyaki

pluraltaiyaki
pluraltaiyakis

Origin of taiyaki

From Japanese たい焼き, literally "baked sea bream".

Questions about taiyaki

What does taiyaki mean?
Taiyaki means a Japanese fish-shaped cake with various fillings.
What part of speech is taiyaki?
Taiyaki is a noun.
What is the plural of taiyaki?
The plural of taiyaki is taiyaki.

Words near taiyaki in the dictionary

  1. Taiwos
  2. Taiwu
  3. Taixing
  4. Taixuanjing
  5. Taiya
  6. taiyaki
  7. taiyakis
  8. Taiyal
  9. Taiye Lake
  10. Taiye Pond
  11. Taiyeh Lake

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