tempura
noun
tem·pu·ra
ˈtem-pə-rə 
-ˌrä;
tem-ˈpu̇r-ə
: seafood or vegetables dipped in batter and fried in deep fat
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Inspectors gave the modern Mexican restaurant a yellow placard after tempura batter and crab measured outside the temperature range considered safe.
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Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Choose your noodles, broth and then add your own tempura, rice balls and other toppings.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Pop Mart has sold small Labubus, including some that are shaped like shrimp tempura, carry Coke products or are dressed as pumpkins.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Snack brands like Tao Kae Noi, has turned tempura-style seaweed crisps into a mainstream snack.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Choose your noodles, broth and then add your own tempura, rice balls and other toppings.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Pop Mart has sold small Labubus, including some that are shaped like shrimp tempura, carry Coke products or are dressed as pumpkins.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Snack brands like Tao Kae Noi, has turned tempura-style seaweed crisps into a mainstream snack.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tempura
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“Tempura.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tempura. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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