Meanings
- uncountableA Japanese omelette made by rolling together several layers of cooked egg, usually prepared in a rectangular pan.
The menu included: udon (noodle soup), chicken udon, chawan moosh (steamed custard, fine vegetables), tamago yaki (ham omelette), suki yaki (chop suey), chicken suki yaki (chicken chop suey), ira udon (chop suey, fried noodles), chicken iri udon, mesha (rice), chab (tea), shoga (candy ginger).
1907 February 28, Janet M. Hill, “After Breakfast Chat”, in The Boston Cooking-School Magazine, volume 10, number 7, Boston, page 346
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA Japanese omelette made by rolling together several layers of cooked egg, usually prepared in a rectangular pan.
Origin
- Japanese卵焼き
- Englishtamagoyaki
Borrowed from Japanese 卵焼き (literally “grilled egg”).
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