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yakisoba

/ˌjɑkiˈsoʊbə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables
yak-iso-ba
IPA
/ˌjɑkiˈsoʊbə/
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Japanese stir-fried dish made of fried wheat flour noodles, pork, vegetables, and a sweet sauce.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 焼きそば (literally “fried noodle”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: 焼きそば

Usage

Inflected Forms

yakisobas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

soba

Questions

How do you pronounce yakisoba?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌjɑkiˈsoʊbə/.
What does yakisoba mean?
A Japanese stir-fried dish made of fried wheat flour noodles, pork, vegetables, and a sweet sauce.
Where does yakisoba come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce yakisoba

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