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yakisoba

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˌjɑkiˈsoʊbə/
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noun

Meaning 1

A Japanese stir-fried dish made of fried wheat flour noodles, pork, vegetables, and a sweet sauce.

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

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 焼きそば (literally “fried noodle”).

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 日式炒麪 /日式炒面 (jat6 sik1 caau2 min6) — Japanese dish made of fried wheat flour noodles, pork, vegetables and a sweet sauce
  • Chinese Mandarin: 日式炒麵 /日式炒面 (rìshì chǎomiàn) — Japanese dish made of fried wheat flour noodles, pork, vegetables and a sweet sauce
  • Hindi: यकिसोबा (yakisobā) — Japanese dish made of fried wheat flour noodles, pork, vegetables and a sweet sauce
  • Indonesian: yakisoba — Japanese dish made of fried wheat flour noodles, pork, vegetables and a sweet sauce
  • Italian: yakisoba — Japanese dish made of fried wheat flour noodles, pork, vegetables and a sweet sauce
  • Korean: 야키소바 (yakisoba) — Japanese dish made of fried wheat flour noodles, pork, vegetables and a sweet sauce
  • Korean: 볶음우동 (bokkeumudong) — Japanese dish made of fried wheat flour noodles, pork, vegetables and a sweet sauce
  • Persian: یاکیسوبا (yâki-subâ) — Japanese dish made of fried wheat flour noodles, pork, vegetables and a sweet sauce
  • Portuguese: yakisoba — Japanese dish made of fried wheat flour noodles, pork, vegetables and a sweet sauce
  • Sinhalese: යකිසොබා (yakisobā) — Japanese dish made of fried wheat flour noodles, pork, vegetables and a sweet sauce