noun
sukiyaki
suu-kee-YAKEE
Sukiyaki (noun) means a Japanese hot-pot dish of thin-sliced beef, tofu, and vegetables simmered in a sweet soy-based broth, often cooked at the table. Example: “We ordered sukiyaki and cooked it right at our table.”
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A Japanese hot-pot dish of thin-sliced beef, tofu, and vegetables simmered in a sweet soy-based broth, often cooked at the table.
"We played golf all day and lived Japanese-style after the massage and paper-and-scissors games with the geishas who cooked our sukiyakis."
— John O. Coote, Submariner (1991)
"We ordered sukiyaki and cooked it right at our table."
How to use sukiyaki
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA Japanese beef and vegetable hot pot cooked with a soy-based sauce.
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Etymology
From Japanese sukiyaki, first recorded in English in 1907.
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What does “sukiyaki” mean?
The word “sukiyaki” means a Japanese hot-pot dish of thin-sliced beef, tofu, and vegetables simmered in a sweet soy-based broth, often cooked at the table. In plain terms, a Japanese beef and vegetable hot pot cooked with a soy-based sauce.
How do you pronounce “sukiyaki”?
“Sukiyaki” is pronounced suu-kee-YAKEE (/ˌsʊkiˈjɑki/ in IPA).
How do you use “sukiyaki” in a sentence?
Here is “sukiyaki” used in a sentence: “We ordered sukiyaki and cooked it right at our table.”
What part of speech is “sukiyaki”?
“Sukiyaki” is a noun.
Where does the word “sukiyaki” come from?
The word “sukiyaki” dates back to around 1907 and comes from Japanese. From Japanese sukiyaki, first recorded in English in 1907.
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