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tataki

tataki noun: thinly sliced raw, or lightly cooked bonito, tuna or beef.

Noun

tataki (usually uncountable, plural tatakis)

  1. (usually) Thinly sliced raw, or lightly cooked bonito, tuna or beef.

Forms of tataki

pluraltatakis

Origin of tataki

Borrowed from Japanese たたき (literally “pounding”).

Questions about tataki

What does tataki mean?
Tataki means thinly sliced raw, or lightly cooked bonito, tuna or beef.
What part of speech is tataki?
Tataki is a noun.
What is the plural of tataki?
The plural of tataki is tatakis.

Words near tataki in the dictionary

  1. TATA boxes
  2. tata for now
  3. Tatabánya
  4. tatac
  5. tatacs
  6. tataki
  7. tatakis
  8. Tatalon
  9. Tatamagouche
  10. tatami
  11. tatamied

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