Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tataki

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables: tata-ki
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Thinly sliced raw, or lightly cooked bonito, tuna or beef.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese たたき (literally “pounding”).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: たたき

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

tatakis (plural)

Questions

What does tataki mean?: Thinly sliced raw, or lightly cooked bonito, tuna or beef.
Where does tataki come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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