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yoshoku

yoshoku noun: a style of Western-influenced Japanese cuisine.

Noun

yoshoku (uncountable)

  1. A style of Western-influenced Japanese cuisine.
    • Shiseido Parlor is a storied yoshoku establishment in the heart of Tokyo’s Ginza district, a restaurant to which many Japanese make a pilgrimage at least once.2008 March 26, Norimitsu Onishi, “Spaghetti Stir-Fry and Hambagoo: Japan Looks West”, in New York Times

Origin of yoshoku

Borrowed from Japanese 洋食 (yōshoku), from Middle Chinese 洋 (yáng "ocean", by extension "foreign", "Western") + 食 (ʒik "eat", "food").

Questions about yoshoku

What does yoshoku mean?
Yoshoku means a style of Western-influenced Japanese cuisine.
What part of speech is yoshoku?
Yoshoku is a noun.

Words near yoshoku in the dictionary

  1. Yoshizaki
  2. Yoshizakis
  3. Yoshizawa
  4. Yoshkar-Ola
  5. Yoshke
  6. yoshoku
  7. yosi boy
  8. yosi boys
  9. Yosondúa
  10. Yosoyuxi
  11. Yost

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