takoyaki

English

A “boat” of takoyaki

Etymology

From Japanese 蛸焼き (takoyaki).

Noun

takoyaki (countable and uncountable, plural takoyaki or takoyakis)

1. A ball-shaped Japanese dumpling made of batter and filled with diced octopus, tempura scraps, pickled ginger, and green onion.
   • 2020 January 2, Concepción de León, “36 Hours in Santo Domingo”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2 January 2020:

     There is fresh fish and lotus root and an abundance of other options, such as dumplings (four for 50 pesos) or Japanese takoyakis, fried octopus balls (six for 100 pesos).

   • 2024 January 10, Naz Deravian, “Takoyaki”, in New York Times Cooking‎^[2], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 January 2024:

     Remove the takoyaki to a platter and use any leftover batter and fillings to cook additional takoyaki. […] Takoyaki is best served right away — just be mindful that the insides are hot.

Translations

Japanese dumpling

• Chinese:

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

• Indonesian: takoyaki
• Japanese: 蛸焼き (ja) (たこやき, takoyaki)
• Korean: 문어빵 (ko) (muneoppang), 타코야끼 (ko) (takoyakki)
• Vietnamese: takoyaki

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /takoˈjaki/ [t̪a.koˈja.ki]
• Rhymes: -aki
• Syllabification: ta‧ko‧ya‧ki

Noun

takoyaki (plural takoyaki-takoyaki)

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

• (Standard Literary, Standard Southern Peninsula) IPA^(key): /ˌtakoˈjaki/ [ˌt̪a.koˈja.ki]
• Rhymes: -aki, -ki, -i
• Hyphenation: ta‧ko‧ya‧ki

Noun

takoyaki (plural takoyaki-takoyaki or takoyaki²)

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

   Synonym: cucur kurita

Further reading

• "takoyaki" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /takoˈjaki/ [t̪ɐ.xoˈjaː.xɪ]
• Rhymes: -aki
• Syllabification: 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