Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taiyaki

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables: taiya-ki
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Japanese fish-shaped cake with various fillings.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Taiyakis are made right here, all during the day, and are especially yummy when they when they are immediately made and hot off the grill. They are also great as a mid-morning or afternoon snack."
"A woman fed a brood of lettuce hens taiyakis."
"Another stall there, Mama, does croissant taiyakis, fish-shaped pastries with a choice of custardy fillings."

Etymology

From Japanese たい焼き, literally "baked sea bream".

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: たい焼き

Usage

Inflected Forms

taiyakis (plural)

Questions

What does taiyaki mean?: A Japanese fish-shaped cake with various fillings.
Where does taiyaki come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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