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yakiniku

yakiniku noun: meat grilled on a barbecue Japanese-style.

Noun

yakiniku (uncountable)

  1. Meat grilled on a barbecue Japanese-style.

Forms of yakiniku

alternative formyaki-niku

Origin of yakiniku

Borrowed from Japanese 焼肉 (yakiniku), from 焼き (yaki, “to grill, fry”) + 肉 (niku, “meat”).

Questions about yakiniku

What does yakiniku mean?
Yakiniku means meat grilled on a barbecue Japanese-style.
What part of speech is yakiniku?
Yakiniku is a noun.

Words near yakiniku in the dictionary

  1. yakimeshi
  2. Yakimite
  3. Yakimites
  4. yakimono
  5. yakin
  6. yakiniku
  7. yakins
  8. yakisoba
  9. yakisobas
  10. yakisugi
  11. yakitori

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