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yakiniku

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables
yakiniku
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Meat grilled on a barbecue Japanese-style.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 焼肉 (yakiniku), from 焼き (yaki, “to grill, fry”) + 肉 (niku, “meat”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

yaki-niku (alternative)

Questions

What does yakiniku mean?
Meat grilled on a barbecue Japanese-style.
Where does yakiniku come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 焼肉 (yakiniku), from 焼き (yaki, “to grill, fry”) + 肉 (niku, “meat”).

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