yakitori
[ yah-ki-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
nounJapanese Cooking.
a dish of small pieces of boneless chicken, usually marinated, skewered, and grilled.
Origin of yakitori
11960–65; <Japanese, equivalent to yaki broil + tori fowl
Words Nearby yakitori
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How to use yakitori in a sentence
Tokyo is home to many culinary highlights, chief among them the yakitori stalls.
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British Dictionary definitions for yakitori
yakitori
/ (ˌjækɪˈtɔːrɪ) /
noun
a Japanese dish consisting of small pieces of chicken skewered and grilled
Origin of yakitori
1Japanese, from yaki grilled + tori bird
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