Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dorayaki

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.03 in modern English

Syllables: do-raya-ki
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Japanese confection consisting of two sponge cake patties baked to resemble gongs, sandwiching a filling of sweet azuki bean paste.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Right now, in this bag I’m holding, there are three red bean dorayaki, three cream dorayaki, three red bean yōkan, three mung bean yōkan, three red bean dango, and three red bean mochi. […] Six dorayaki is five for forty sen plus one more for ten sen, which is fifty."

Etymology

From Japanese 銅鑼焼(どらや)き (dorayaki).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

Questions

What does dorayaki mean?: A Japanese confection consisting of two sponge cake patties baked to resemble gongs, sandwiching a filling of sweet azuki bean paste.
Where does dorayaki come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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