teriyaki
pronunciation
How to pronounce teriyaki in British English:
UK [ˌterɪˈjɑ:ki]
How to pronounce teriyaki in American English:
US [ˌtɛriˈjɑki]
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- Noun:
- beef or chicken or seafood marinated in spicy soy sauce and grilled or broiled
Word Origin
- teriyaki
- 1962, from Japanese, from teri "gloss, luster" + yaki "roast."
Example
- 1. I had been craving some sweet chicken teriyaki anyway .
- 2. For a recent meal of salmon teriyaki , ms. rynning chose a slightly sweet riesling . Mr. rynning drank milk .
- 3. Have you had teriyaki today ?
- 4. Dinner that night , cooked over a fire among the fragrant cedars , was native foods , supplemented by teriyaki chicken bused over from the dining hall .