Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

robatayaki

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ro-bataya-ki
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A technique in Japanese cuisine where food is grilled over charcoal in front of the customer.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Robata is modeled after the casual robatayaki pubs in Japan, where people go to enjoy a few meat skewers with sake or beer."
"Zennström chooses to lunch at Roka, a Japanese robatayaki restaurant that promises to “wrap each diner in a cocoon of warmth, welcome and hospitality”, for both nostalgic and pragmatic reasons."

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 炉端焼き (literally “fireside cooking”).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 炉端焼き

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

robata

Questions

What does robatayaki mean?: A technique in Japanese cuisine where food is grilled over charcoal in front of the customer.
Where does robatayaki come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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