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tamagoyaki

tamagoyaki noun: a Japanese omelette made by rolling together several layers of cooked egg, usually prepared in a rectangular pan.

tamagoyaki: a Japanese omelette made by rolling together several layers of cooked egg, usually prepared in a...
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Noun

tamagoyaki (uncountable)

  1. A Japanese omelette made by rolling together several layers of cooked egg, usually prepared in a rectangular pan.
    • 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
    Synonyms:
    dashimaki, tamago

Synonyms of tamagoyaki

Origin of tamagoyaki

Borrowed from Japanese 卵焼き (literally “grilled egg”).

Questions about tamagoyaki

What does tamagoyaki mean?
Tamagoyaki means a Japanese omelette made by rolling together several layers of cooked egg, usually prepared in a rectangular pan.
What part of speech is tamagoyaki?
Tamagoyaki is a noun.

Words near tamagoyaki in the dictionary

  1. tamada
  2. tamadas
  3. tamago
  4. tamagotchi
  5. tamagotchis
  6. tamagoyaki
  7. tamahagane
  8. Tamahaq
  9. tamaite
  10. Tamajaq
  11. Tamak

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