okonomiyaki

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese お好み焼き (okonomiyaki, literally “grilling to your liking”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɒkənəmɪˈjɑːki/

Noun

okonomiyaki (plural okonomiyaki)

1. A Japanese style of savoury pan-fried thick pancake including a mixture of vegetables and beef, pork, or seafood.
   • 1966 February 17, Craig Claiborne, “A Japanese Version of Swiss Fondue Is Okonomiyaki, or What-You-Will”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     A primary ingredient in okonomiyaki, a guest-participation dish from Japan, is chopped cabbage.

Synonyms

• Japanese pizza (informal)

Translations

Japanese dish

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 御好燒 / 御好烧 (yùhǎoshāo), 什錦燒 / 什锦烧 (shíjǐnshāo)

• Finnish: okonomiyaki
• Japanese: お好み焼き (ja) (おこのみやき, okonomiyaki)
• Korean: 오코노미야키 (okonomiyaki)
• Marathi: ओकोनोमियाकी n (okonomiyākī)
• Russian: окономия́ки (ru) n (okonomijáki) (indeclinable)
• Tagalog: okonomiyaki
• Thai: โอโกโนมิยากิ

Further reading

• okonomiyaki on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Japanese

Romanization

okonomiyaki

1. Rōmaji transcription of おこのみやき