teppanyaki

noun

tep·​pan·​ya·​ki ˌte-pän-ˈyä-kē 

: a Japanese dish of meat, fish, or vegetables cooked on a large griddle usually built into the diner's table

also : this style of cooking

Examples of teppanyaki in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Barin is the hotel’s high-end teppanyaki restaurant, seating 10 people at the counter and up to 16 in booths lining a long mural hand-drawn on gold leaf depicting Osaka's history. —Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2025

Gil and his team brought new life to the original restaurant’s hibachi recipes too, tweaking the ingredients and drawing on techniques from Gil’s high-end teppanyaki restaurant, downtown’s Maison Kasai. —Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025

Tsukimi, a teppanyaki spot, is the hotel's signature restaurant. —Amber Gibson, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2025

There’s a catering kitchen too, plus an outdoor kitchen with a regular grill, a teppanyaki grill, and two refrigerators. —Tori Latham, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Japanese, from teppan griddle + yaki broiling

First Known Use

circa 1970, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for teppanyaki

• blocky
• chalky
• cocky
• gawky
• hockey
• jockey
• khaki
• machi
• maki
• rocky
• stocky
• talkie