Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

teppanyaki

/ˌtɛpənˈjɑːki/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables: tep-pa-nya-ki
IPA: /ˌtɛpənˈjɑːki/

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Japanese style of cooking in which thin slices of meat, or fish, seafood, vegetables and noodles are quickly fried on a hotplate.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Japanese, 鉄板焼き (teppan'yaki), from 鉄板 (teppan, “iron plate”) + 焼き (yaki, “frying; roasting; broiling”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

teppanyakis (plural) tepanyaki (alternative) teppan-yaki (alternative)

Synonyms

hibachi Japanese steakhouse

Questions

How do you pronounce teppanyaki?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtɛpənˈjɑːki/.
What does teppanyaki mean?: A Japanese style of cooking in which thin slices of meat, or fish, seafood, vegetables and noodles are quickly fried on a hotplate.
Where does teppanyaki come from?: From Japanese, 鉄板焼き (teppan'yaki), from 鉄板 (teppan, “iron plate”) + 焼き (yaki, “frying; roasting; broiling”).

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