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Teriyaki

2 stages from Japanese to English.

Today it means a Japanese cooking technique in which food is glazed with a sweet soy sauce
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Stage 1 of 2
teri + yaki
Japanese · medieval
"grilled with a shiny glaze"
combining "teri" (shine, referring to the glaze) and "yaki" (to grill)
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Stage 2 of 2
teriyaki
English · 1900s
"food grilled or broiled in a soy-based glaze"
adopted as Japanese cuisine spread internationally
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