Etymology

taiyaki

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Today it means: A Japanese fish-shaped cake with various fillings. Full definition →

Japanese たい焼き
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  1. Japanese · borrowed fromたい焼き
  2. English todaytaiyaki

From Japanese たい焼き, literally "baked sea bream".

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.