Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

takoyaki

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables: takoy-a-ki
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A ball-shaped Japanese dumpling made of batter and filled with diced octopus, tempura scraps, pickled ginger, and green onion.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"There is fresh fish and lotus root and an abundance of other options, such as dumplings (four for 50 pesos) or Japanese takoyakis, fried octopus balls (six for 100 pesos)."
"Remove the takoyaki to a platter and use any leftover batter and fillings to cook additional takoyaki. […] Takoyaki is best served right away — just be mindful that the insides are hot."

Etymology

From Japanese 蛸焼き (takoyaki).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 蛸焼き

Usage

Inflected Forms

takoyakis (plural)

Questions

What does takoyaki mean?: A ball-shaped Japanese dumpling made of batter and filled with diced octopus, tempura scraps, pickled ginger, and green onion.
Where does takoyaki come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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