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teriyaki

Syllables: ter·i·ya·ki/ˌtɛ.ɹɪˈjɑː.ki/US/ˌtɛ.ɹiˈjɑ.ki/

teriyaki noun: a cooking technique used in Japanese cuisine in which foods are broiled or grilled in a sweet soy sauce marinade.

teriyaki: cooked food on white ceramic plate
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Noun

teriyaki (countable and uncountable, plural teriyakis)

  1. A cooking technique used in Japanese cuisine in which foods are broiled or grilled in a sweet soy sauce marinade.
  2. A sweet soy sauce marinade.
    • Put some teriyaki on it.
    • Teriyaki sauce, a mixture of mirin, sake, soy sauce, and sometimes sugar, may be brushed on meats, fish, or vegetables […]2017, James Peterson, Sauces: Classical and Contemporary Sauce Making, HarperCollins, →ISBN

teriyaki meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Arabic

teriyaki in Hindi

cooking technique
तैरियाकी tairiyākī

teriyaki in Marathi

cooking technique
तेरियाकी teriyākī

teriyaki in Urdu

cooking technique
تیریاکی tairiyākī

teriyaki in Arabic

cooking technique
تِيرْيَاكِي tiryākī
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teriyaki in Malay
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teriyaki in Indonesian
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teriyaki in Persian
ترییاکی
teriyaki in Thai
เทอริยากิ təə-rí-yaa-gì, ซอสเทริยากิ sɔ́ɔt-təə-rí-yaa-gì

Forms of teriyaki

pluralteriyakis

Origin of teriyaki

Borrowed from Japanese 照(て)り焼(や)き (teriyaki).

Words formed from teriyaki

Words that rhyme with teriyaki

Questions about teriyaki

What does teriyaki mean?
Teriyaki means a cooking technique used in Japanese cuisine in which foods are broiled or grilled in a sweet soy sauce marinade.
What is teriyaki in Hindi?
Teriyaki in Hindi is तैरियाकी (tairiyākī). See Teriyaki meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is teriyaki?
Teriyaki is a noun.
How do you pronounce teriyaki?
Teriyaki is pronounced /ˌtɛ.ɹɪˈjɑː.ki/ (UK).
What is the plural of teriyaki?
The plural of teriyaki is teriyakis.

Words near teriyaki in the dictionary

  1. terindam
  2. terindams
  3. terins
  4. Terip Terip
  5. teriparatide
  6. teriyaki
  7. teriyakied
  8. teriyakis
  9. terizidone
  10. Terkel
  11. Terkels

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