teriyaki

ter·i·ya·ki
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UK/ˌtɛ.ɹɪˈjɑː.ki/UK/ˌtɛ.ɹiˈjæ.ki/US/ˌtɛ.ɹiˈjɑ.ki/Australia, New Zealand/ˌte.ɹiːˈjɐː.ki/

noun

A cooking technique used in Japanese cuisine in which foods are broiled or grilled in a sweet soy sauce marinade.

“Put some teriyaki on it.”

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Meanings

nounteriyaki (countable and uncountable, plural teriyakis)

plural teriyakis

  1. countableuncountableA cooking technique used in Japanese cuisine in which foods are broiled or grilled in a sweet soy sauce marinade.
  2. countableuncountableA sweet soy sauce marinade.

    Put some teriyaki on it.

    2 more examples

    Teriyaki sauce, a mixture of mirin, sake, soy sauce, and sometimes sugar, may be brushed on meats, fish, or vegetables […]

    2017, James Peterson, Sauces: Classical and Contemporary Sauce Making, HarperCollins, →ISBN

    Japan West, an LA restaurant in the '80s, made a huge impression on my sauces. The chef was the father of my grade-school best friend, Mark Tagnipez. We'd watch him make teriyaki from scratch […]

    2020, Alvin Cailan, Alexandra Cuerdo, Amboy: Recipes from the Filipino-American Dream, Houghton Mifflin, →ISBN, page 60

Origin

Borrowed from Japanese 照(て)り焼(や)き (teriyaki).

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Translations

Arabic تِيرْيَاكِي
  • تِيرْيَاكِي (tiryākī)cooking technique
Chinese Mandarin 照燒 /照烧, 紅燒 /红烧
  • 照燒 /照烧 (zhàoshāo)cooking technique
  • 紅燒 /红烧 (hóngshāo)cooking technique
Czech terijaki
  • terijakicooking technique
Dutch teriyaki, teriyakisaus
  • teriyakicooking technique
  • teriyakisaussweet soy sauce marinade
Finnish teriyaki, teriyaki-kastike
  • teriyakicooking technique
  • teriyaki-kastikesweet soy sauce marinade
German Teriyaki, Teriyaki-Soße
  • Teriyakicooking technique
  • Teriyaki-Soßesweet soy sauce marinade
  • Teriyaki-Saucesweet soy sauce marinade
Hindi तैरियाकी
  • तैरियाकी (tairiyākī)cooking technique
Indonesian teriyaki, saus teriyaki
  • teriyakicooking technique
  • saus teriyakisweet soy sauce marinade
Italian teriyaki
  • teriyakicooking technique
Japanese 照り焼き, テリヤキ
  • 照り焼き (teriyaki)cooking technique
  • テリヤキ (teriyaki)cooking technique
  • テリヤキソース (teriyakisōsu)sweet soy sauce marinade
Korean 데리야끼
  • 데리야끼 (deriyakki)cooking technique
Malay teriyaki
  • teriyakicooking technique
Persian ترییاکی
  • ترییاکیcooking technique
Polish teriyaki, sos teriyaki
  • teriyakicooking technique
  • sos teriyakisweet soy sauce marinade
Portuguese teriyaki
  • teriyakicooking technique
Russian тэрия́ки, терия́ки
  • тэрия́ки (tɛrijáki)cooking technique
  • терия́ки (tɛrijáki)cooking technique
Spanish teriyaki
  • teriyakicooking technique
Swedish teriyaki
  • teriyakicooking technique
Thai เทอริยากิ, ซอสเทริยากิ
  • เทอริยากิ (təə-rí-yaa-gì)cooking technique
  • ซอสเทริยากิ (sɔ́ɔt-təə-rí-yaa-gì)sweet soy sauce marinade
Turkish teriyaki
  • teriyakicooking technique
Ukrainian теріякі
  • теріякі (terijaki)cooking technique
Urdu تیریاکی
  • تیریاکی (tairiyākī)cooking technique

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with teriyaki

bukkakerakhishiitakeOkazakikakiPojoaquesirtaki
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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