Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

teriyaki

/ˌtɛ.ɹiˈjɑ.ki/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables: ter-i-ya-ki
IPA: /ˌtɛ.ɹiˈjɑ.ki/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cooking technique used in Japanese cuisine in which foods are broiled or grilled in a sweet soy sauce marinade.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A sweet soy sauce marinade.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Put some teriyaki on it."
"Teriyaki sauce, a mixture of mirin, sake, soy sauce, and sometimes sugar, may be brushed on meats, fish, or vegetables […]"
"Japan West, an LA restaurant in the '80s, made a huge impression on my sauces. The chef was the father of my grade-school best friend, Mark Tagnipez. We'd watch him make teriyaki from scratch […]"

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 照(て)り焼(や)き (teriyaki).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌtɛ.ɹiˈjɑ.ki/
British English: /ˌtɛ.ɹɪˈjɑː.ki/

Usage

Inflected Forms

teriyakis (plural)

Derived Forms

teriyakied

Rhymes With

hockey rocky jockey cocky khaki kawasaki nagasaki maki aki miyazaki stocky sasaki

Questions

How do you pronounce teriyaki?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtɛ.ɹiˈjɑ.ki/.
What does teriyaki mean?: A cooking technique used in Japanese cuisine in which foods are broiled or grilled in a sweet soy sauce marinade.
Where does teriyaki come from?: Borrowed from Japanese 照(て)り焼(や)き (teriyaki).

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