Definition of "teriyaki" [teriyaki]

• A Japanese dish of grilled or broiled slices of marinated meat or shellfish. (noun)

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• "I have some salmon smoking on the back porch and a flank steak ready for the BBQ after marinating in teriyaki and horseradish."
• "She handed a treat to Juju, then set a lovely piece of halibut to marinate in teriyaki sauce."
• "It too came covered in teriyaki sauce (which of course it needs, because tofu only tastes as good as what you eat it with)."