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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A Japanese dish of grilled or broiled slices of marinated meat or shellfish.

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  • noun A cooking technique used in Japanese cuisine in which foods are broiled or grilled in a sweet soy sauce marinade.
  • noun A sweet soy sauce marinade

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  • noun beef or chicken or seafood marinated in spicy soy sauce and grilled or broiled

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Japanese : teri, glaze + yaki, to broil.]

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From Japanese 照り焼き (てりやき, teriyaki)

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