yoshoku

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noun

A style of Western-influenced Japanese cuisine.

OriginJapanese 洋食 →
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Meanings

nounyoshoku (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA style of Western-influenced Japanese cuisine.

    Shiseido Parlor is a storied yoshoku establishment in the heart of Tokyo’s Ginza district, a restaurant to which many Japanese make a pilgrimage at least once.

    2008 March 26, Norimitsu Onishi, “Spaghetti Stir-Fry and Hambagoo: Japan Looks West”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Japanese洋食
  2. Englishyoshoku

Borrowed from Japanese 洋食 (yōshoku), from Middle Chinese 洋 (yáng "ocean", by extension "foreign", "Western") + 食 (ʒik "eat", "food").

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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