Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yakitori

/jækɪˈtɔəɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables: yak-i-tori
IPA: /jækɪˈtɔəɹi/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Japanese shish kebab-type dish made with small pieces of chicken or other ingredients cooked on skewers, often marinated in soy sauce or seasoned with salt.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Friday night on Ninsei. He passed yakitori stands and massage parlors, a franchised coffee shop called Beautiful Girl, the electronic thunder of an arcade."
"We should have the bazaars full of yakitori pitches and geishas in bamboo cages."

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 焼(や)き鳥(とり) (yakitori), from 焼(や)き (yaki, “grilled, toasted”) + 鳥(とり) (tori, “bird”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

yakitoris (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

kushiyaki

Questions

How do you pronounce yakitori?: The recorded pronunciation is /jækɪˈtɔəɹi/.
What does yakitori mean?: A Japanese shish kebab-type dish made with small pieces of chicken or other ingredients cooked on skewers, often marinated in soy sauce or seasoned with salt.
Where does yakitori come from?: Borrowed from Japanese 焼(や)き鳥(とり) (yakitori), from 焼(や)き (yaki, “grilled, toasted”) + 鳥(とり) (tori, “bird”).

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