Vol. 09 · Loanwords ·Japanese ·1960s
Teriyaki
from 照り焼き (teriyaki)
- Meaning
- A Japanese cooking method in which meat or fish is grilled with a sweet soy glaze.
- Source word
- 照り焼き (teriyaki)
- Route into English
- Japanese *teri* (shine) + *yaki* (grilled) → English via Japanese-American restaurants mid-20th century, now ubiquitous in Western supermarket sauces.
- Arrived
- 1960s
From Japanese
Two waves — Meiji-era diplomatic contact (1850s–1900s) and post-war US military presence (1945–) account for almost all Japanese loans in general English.
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