kaiseki

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noun

A style of Japanese cuisine involving a series of small, intricate dishes; a tasting menu

OriginJapanese 懐石 →
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Meanings

nounkaiseki (countable and uncountable, plural kaiseki or kaisekis)

plural kaisekis

  1. countableuncountableA style of Japanese cuisine involving a series of small, intricate dishes; a tasting menu

Origin

  1. Japanese懐石
  2. Japanese懐石
  3. Englishkaiseki

Borrowed from Japanese 懐石.

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APA

kaiseki. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kaiseki

MLA

“kaiseki.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kaiseki. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kaiseki,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kaiseki.

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