sukiyaki en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌsʊkiˈjɑki/ (General-American)
- /ˌsʊkiˈjaki/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌsuːkiˈjɑːki/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌsukiˈjɑki/ (General-American)
- /skiˈjɑki/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Japanese 鋤焼き (sukiyaki). First attested in 1907.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) A Japanese dish of thinly-sliced beef and tofu with dashi, mirin and soy sauce cooked quickly at the table.
The menu included: udon (noodle soup), chicken udon, chawan moosh (steamed custard, fine vegetables), tamago yaki (ham omelette), suki yaki (chop suey), chicken suki yaki (chicken chop suey), ira udon (chop suey, fried noodles), chicken iri udon, mesha (rice), chab (tea), shoga (candy ginger).
1907 February 14, Janet M. Hill, “After Breakfast Chat”, in The Boston Cooking-School Magazine, volume 10, number 7, Boston, page 346:We played golf all day and lived Japanese-style after the massage and paper-and-scissors games with the geishas who cooked our sukiyakis.
1991, John O. Coote, Submariner, page 206:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sukiyakis | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
hot pot · hotpot · steamboat · shabu-shabu
Translations (11)
ja 鋤焼き (a Japanese dish) · lo ສຸກີ້ຢາກີ້ (a Japanese dish) · th สุกียากี้ (a Japanese dish) · ms sukiyaki (a Japanese dish) · ko 스키야키 (a Japanese dish) · sv sukiyaki (a Japanese dish) · ru сукия́ки (a Japanese dish) · th สุกี้ (a Japanese dish) · tl sukiyaki (a Japanese dish) · ar سوكيياكي (a Japanese dish) · cmn 壽喜燒 /寿喜烧 (a Japanese dish)