What does "teppanyaki" mean?

A Japanese style of cooking in which thin slices of meat, or fish, seafood, vegetables and noodles are quickly fried on a hotplate.

What is a synonym for "teppanyaki"?

Common synonyms include: hibachi, hibachi, japanese, japanese steakhouse.

Pronounced //ˌtɛpənˈjɑːki//.

//ˌtɛpənˈjɑːki// noun

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Noun

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A Japanese style of cooking in which thin slices of meat, or fish, seafood, vegetables and noodles are quickly fried on a hotplate. countable, uncountable

"Have you ever eaten teppanyaki?"

From Japanese, 鉄板焼き (teppan'yaki), from 鉄板 (teppan, “iron plate”) + 焼き (yaki, “frying; roasting; broiling”).

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