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Meaning of teriyaki | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
/ˌtɛ.ɹɪˈjɑː.ki/

Definitions

  1. A cooking technique used in Japanese cuisine in which foods are broiled or grilled in a sweet soy sauce marinade.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A sweet soy sauce marinade.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية تِيرْيَاكِي
Español teriyaki
Bahasa Indonesia teriyaki
Italiano teriyaki
한국어 데리야끼
Nederlands teriyaki teriyakisaus
Polski sos teriyaki
Português teriyaki
Türkçe teriyaki

Examples

“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 […]”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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