tempura

noun

tem·​pu·​ra ˈtem-pə-rə 

-ˌrä;

tem-ˈpu̇r-ə 

: seafood or vegetables dipped in batter and fried in deep fat

Examples of tempura in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Instead, it’s battered like tempura and cut into two pieces. —Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025

Calamari Fries At Clever Koi, a modern Asian eatery in Greater Phoenix, calamari steak is sliced into strips, lightly battered in tempura, and flash-fried for a crispy, zesty bite. —Kaila Yu, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025

Health inspectors cited the Japanese restaurant for food safety violations including shrimp tempura inside the three-door back refrigerator that measured outside of proper holding temperatures. —Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2025

What to try: The lunch menu sticks to classics such as California, avocado cucumber and shrimp tempura rolls. —Joe Guillen, Axios, 16 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Japanese tenpura

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tempura

• anura
• asura
• bandura
• bravura
• caesura
• datura
• purpura
• sakura
• angostura
• coloratura
• crura
• dura