noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK:/ˌtɛ.ɹɪˈjɑː.ki/
UK:/ˌtɛ.ɹiˈjæ.ki/
General-American:/ˌtɛ.ɹiˈjɑ.ki/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Australian, New-Zealand:/ˌte.ɹiːˈjɐː.ki/
rhymes with -ɑːki
CMU ARPABET:T EH2 R IH0 Y AA1 K IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A cooking technique used in Japanese cuisine in which foods are broiled or grilled in a sweet soy sauce marinade.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A sweet soy sauce marinade.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
Put some teriyaki on it.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
beef or chicken or seafood marinated in spicy soy sauce and grilled or broiled
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
Borrowed from Japanese 照(て)り焼(や)き (teriyaki).
Across languages
Translations
35 source translations are retained for this English entry.