tataki

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noun

Thinly sliced raw, or lightly cooked bonito, tuna or beef.

OriginJapanese たたき →
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Meanings

nountataki (usually uncountable, plural tatakis)

plural tatakis

  1. uncountableusuallyThinly sliced raw, or lightly cooked bonito, tuna or beef.

Origin

  1. Japaneseたたき
  2. Englishtataki

Borrowed from Japanese たたき (literally “pounding”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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