yakitori

noun

ya·​ki·​to·​ri ˌyä-ki-ˈtȯr-ē How to pronounce yakitori (audio)
: bite-size marinated pieces of beef, seafood, or chicken on skewers

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Other dishes include jerk mushroom yakitori and wagyu griot. Connie Ogle august 7, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2025 The skirt steak yakitori don was a comforting bowl of sushi rice, vegetables and steak. Constance Ogle, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025 There were two yakitori dishes grilled over binchotan, a long-burning Japanese white charcoal: pork belly ($12 for two skewers) and prawns ($16 for two skewers). Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025 Traditional yakitori uses almost every part of the chicken: thigh, breast, liver, gizzard, heart, and skin. Yukari Sakamoto, AFAR Media, 12 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for yakitori

Word History

Etymology

Japanese, grilled chicken, from yaki broil, roast + tori bird

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of yakitori was in 1962

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“Yakitori.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yakitori. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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