takoyaki

English

Etymology

From Japanese 蛸焼き (takoyaki).

Noun

takoyaki (plural takoyaki)

1. A ball-shaped Japanese dumpling made of batter and filled with diced octopus, tempura scraps, pickled ginger, and green onion.

Translations

Japanese dumpling

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 章魚燒／章鱼烧 (zh) (zhāngyúshāo)

• Indonesian: takoyaki
• Japanese: 蛸焼き (takoyaki)
• Korean: 문어빵 (ko) (muneoppang), 다코야키 (ko) (dakoyaki)
• Vietnamese: takoyaki

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 蛸焼(たこや)き (takoyaki).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.ko.ja.ki/
• Hyphenation: ta‧ko‧ya‧ki

Noun

takoyaki (first-person possessive takoyakiku, second-person possessive takoyakimu, third-person possessive takoyakinya)

1. A ball-shaped Japanese dumpling made of batter and filled with diced octopus, tempura scraps, pickled ginger, and green onion.

Japanese

Romanization

takoyaki

1. Rōmaji transcription of たこやき

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 蛸焼(たこや)き (takoyaki).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.ko.ja.ki/
• Hyphenation: ta‧ko‧ya‧ki

Noun

takoyaki (plural takoyaki-takoyaki, informal 1st possessive takoyakiku, 2nd possessive takoyakimu, 3rd possessive takoyakinya)

1. A ball-shaped Japanese dumpling made of batter and filled with diced octopus, tempura scraps, pickled ginger and green onion.

Synonyms

• cucur kurita

Further reading

“takoyaki” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 蛸焼(たこや)き (takoyaki).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /takoˈjaki/, [tɐ.xoˈja.xɪ]
• Hyphenation: ta‧ko‧ya‧ki

Noun

takoyaki (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜃᜓᜌᜃᜒ)

1. takoyaki

   Nakatikim ka na ba ng tigdalawang pisong takoyaki?

   Have you already tasted takoyaki worth two pesos?

Related terms

• okonomiyaki
• teriyaki
• yakisoba

 

See also

• Japanese cake