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Sukiyaki

2 stages from Japanese to English.

Today it means a Japanese hot-pot dish of thin-sliced beef, vegetables, and tofu simmered in sweet soy broth

Where does the word "sukiyaki" come from? It comes from Japanese sukiyaki, adopted directly into English (1960s).

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Japanese · 19th century

"a simmered beef and vegetable hot-pot dish"

named a simmered dish of thin beef, vegetables, and tofu in sweetened soy broth

English · 1960s

"a Japanese simmered beef and vegetable dish"

widely popularized in the West after a Japanese pop song became a US number-one hit under the title 'Sukiyaki'

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