yakitori

noun

ya·​ki·​to·​ri ˌyä-ki-ˈtȯr-ē 

: bite-size marinated pieces of beef, seafood, or chicken on skewers

Examples of yakitori in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The cocktail-forward spot will pour mezcal made from Avila’s property in Oaxaca, while the food will be centered around skewered yakitori smoked over binchotan, a high-quality charcoal used in Japanese cooking. —Jonathan Shikes, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2025

There also are various sushi tacos (mostly $6.95 each, or three for $15.95) and yakitori (two skewers, $6.95-$7.95). —Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2025

Malinche’s food menu will center around skewered yakitori smoked over binchotan, a high-quality charcoal used in Japanese cooking. —Sara Rosenthal, The Denver Post, 24 Mar. 2025

Led by Uchiko Austin’s chef de cuisine Jacob Yoder, who will be running the kitchen at the Miami Beach restaurant, the menu highlights dishes cooked on the yakitori grill. —Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Japanese, grilled chicken, from yaki broil, roast + tori bird

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for yakitori

• allegory
• amatory
• auditory
• category
• clerestory
• crematory
• desultory
• dilatory
• dormitory
• excretory
• extempore
• feudatory