Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tamagoyaki

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables: tam-agoy-a-ki
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Japanese omelette made by rolling together several layers of cooked egg, usually prepared in a rectangular pan.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The menu included: udon (noodle soup), chicken udon, chawan moosh (steamed custard, fine vegetables), tamago yaki (ham omelette), suki yaki (chop suey), chicken suki yaki (chicken chop suey), ira udon (chop suey, fried noodles), chicken iri udon, mesha (rice), chab (tea), shoga (candy ginger)."

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 卵焼き (literally “grilled egg”).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 卵焼き

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

dashimaki tamago

Questions

What does tamagoyaki mean?: A Japanese omelette made by rolling together several layers of cooked egg, usually prepared in a rectangular pan.
Where does tamagoyaki come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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