okonomiyaki

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/ˌɒkənəmɪˈjɑːki/

noun

A Japanese style of savoury pan-fried thick pancake including a mixture of vegetables and beef, pork, or seafood.

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Japanese pizza
OriginJapanese お好み焼き →
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Meanings

nounokonomiyaki (plural okonomiyaki)
  1. A Japanese style of savoury pan-fried thick pancake including a mixture of vegetables and beef, pork, or seafood.

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

    1966 February 17, Craig Claiborne, “A Japanese Version of Swiss Fondue Is Okonomiyaki, or What-You-Will”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

    Synonyms: Japanese pizza

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA Japanese style of savoury pan-fried thick pancake including a mixture of vegetables and beef, pork, or seafood.

Similar
Japanese pizza
Also see
japanese pizza

Origin

  1. Japaneseお好み焼き
  2. Englishokonomiyaki

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

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 御好燒 /御好烧, 什錦燒 /什锦烧
  • 御好燒 /御好烧 (yùhǎoshāo)Japanese dish
  • 什錦燒 /什锦烧 (shíjǐnshāo)Japanese dish
Finnish okonomiyaki
  • okonomiyakiJapanese dish
French okonomiyaki
  • okonomiyakiJapanese dish
Japanese お好み焼き
  • お好み焼き (okonomiyaki)Japanese dish
Korean 오코노미야키
  • 오코노미야키 (okonomiyaki)Japanese dish
Polish okonomiyaki
  • okonomiyakiJapanese dish
Russian окономия́ки
  • окономия́ки (okonomijáki)Japanese dish
Tagalog okonomiyaki
  • okonomiyakiJapanese dish
Thai โอโกโนมิยากิ
  • โอโกโนมิยากิJapanese dish
Cite this entry
APA

okonomiyaki. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/okonomiyaki

MLA

“okonomiyaki.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/okonomiyaki. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “okonomiyaki,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/okonomiyaki.

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