English
Etymology
From Ja. ��鳥 (����), from �� �grilled, toasted� + 鳥 �bird�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/jækɪ�t��ɹi/

Noun
en-noun|pl=yakitori

1. A Japanese shishkabob-type dish made with small pieces of chicken, fish, vegetables or beef which have been marinated in soy sauce and then cooked on skewers.

#*2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 851:
#*:We should have the bazaars full of yakitori pitches and geishas in bamboo cages.

zh:yakitori

• 2007-12-17 14:55 - Widsith - /* Noun */

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