Etymology

tamagoyaki

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Today it means: A Japanese omelette made by rolling together several layers of cooked egg, usually prepared in a rectangular pan. Full definition →

Japanese 卵焼き
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from卵焼き
  2. English todaytamagoyaki

Borrowed from Japanese 卵焼き (literally “grilled egg”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.