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Yakitori

2 stages from Japanese to English.

Today it means bite-sized pieces of grilled, skewered chicken in the Japanese style

Where does the word "yakitori" come from? It comes from Japanese yakitori, adopted directly into English (mid-1900s).

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Stage 1 of 2
yakitori
Japanese · Edo era
"grilled skewered chicken"
literally 'grilled bird', skewered chicken sold at street stalls
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Stage 2 of 2
yakitori
English · mid-1900s
"Japanese-style grilled skewered chicken"
borrowed as Japanese-style grill restaurants opened abroad
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