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sukiyaki

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌsʊkiˈjaki/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌsuːkiˈjɑːki/
  • General-American: /ˌsʊkiˈjɑki/
  • General-American: /ˌsukiˈjɑki/
  • General-American: /skiˈjɑki/
  • CMU ARPABET: S UW0 K IY0 AA1 K IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A Japanese dish of thinly-sliced beef and tofu with dashi, mirin and soy sauce cooked quickly at the table.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

thin beef strips (or chicken or pork) cooked briefly at the table with onions and greens and soy sauce

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: dish

History

Etymology

From Japanese 鋤焼き (sukiyaki). First attested in 1907.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سوكيياكي (sukiyākī) — a Japanese dish
  • Chinese Mandarin: 壽喜燒 /寿喜烧 (shòuxǐshāo) — a Japanese dish
  • Japanese: 鋤焼き (sukiyaki) — a Japanese dish
  • Korean: 스키야키 (seukiyaki) — a Japanese dish
  • Lao: ສຸກີ້ຢາກີ້ (su kī yā kī) — a Japanese dish
  • Malay: sukiyaki — a Japanese dish
  • Russian: сукия́ки (sukijáki) — a Japanese dish
  • Swedish: sukiyaki — a Japanese dish
  • Tagalog: sukiyaki — a Japanese dish
  • Thai: สุกียากี้ — a Japanese dish
  • Thai: สุกี้ (sù-gîi) — a Japanese dish
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