arabiki

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 粗挽き (arabiki, “coarsely-ground”).

Noun

arabiki (usually uncountable, plural arabikis)

1. A sausage made from coarsely ground pork or other meats; a Japanese-style sausage.
   • 1990, “Foods”, in Japan Company Handbook, number 55, page 179:

     Outlook: Ham and sausage prices raised 12%. Gift products brisk and expanding sales of "Arabiki" sausages, pizzas, and chicken precooked dishes from Fall '90.

   • 2008 December 1, “Arabiki”, in Kitchen Forager‎^[1]:

     What's Arabiki? One answer would be, an onomatopoeic word for the sound these little sausages make when you bite into them. They have a very distinct snap and crunch to them. The other answer is, a delicious, Japanese style, finger sized, smoky pork sausage.

   • 2014 September 20, ODDCOOK, “Sausage (Arabiki)”, in theoddcook‎^[2]:

     Note: if there such exist a kurobota sausage recipe or arabiki sausage recipe somewhere in the net, I apologize for not looking hard enough.

Anagrams

• Ibaraki, Bakairi

Japanese

Romanization

arabiki

1. Rōmaji transcription of あらびき