yakitori

[ yah-ki-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

noun

, Japanese Cooking.

1. a dish of small pieces of boneless chicken, usually marinated, skewered, and grilled.

yakitori

/ ˌjækɪˈtɔːrɪ /

noun

1. a Japanese dish consisting of small pieces of chicken skewered and grilled

Word History and Origins

Origin of yakitori¹

1960–65; < Japanese, equivalent to yaki broil + tori fowl

Word History and Origins

Origin of yakitori¹

Japanese, from yaki grilled + tori bird

Example Sentences

For beer noshes, there are Ooshiba Yakitori & Sushi and the Osaka Street Food counter; the latter makes gyoza, takoyaki and other Asian street bites, like Taiwanese fried chicken.

From Seattle Times

A half-mile south sit two new Japanese spots: Midnite Ramen and Ooshiba Yakitori & Sushi, both located in the new tasting room of Figurehead Brewing Company.

From Seattle Times

Sushi Yoko’s chef, Tomonori Nakamura, likes to dust it over yakitori but wants his customers to use it on whatever they like.

From Seattle Times

These savory-sweet chicken skewers from our book “COOKish,” which limits recipes to just six ingredients without sacrificing flavor, are loosely based on Japanese yakitori.

From Washington Times

Yakitori vendors would pour water on him and little boys bullied and hit him.

From BBC