Etymology

yoshoku

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Today it means: A style of Western-influenced Japanese cuisine. Full definition →

Japanese 洋食
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from洋食
  2. English todayyoshoku

Borrowed from Japanese 洋食 (yōshoku), from Middle Chinese 洋 (yáng "ocean", by extension "foreign", "Western") + 食 (ʒik "eat", "food").

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.