a Japanese dish consisting of small pieces of chicken skewered and grilled
Word origin
Japanese, from yaki grilled + tori bird
yakitori in American English
(ˌjɑkiˈtɔri)
noun
a Japanese dish consisting of small, marinated chunks of meat, typically chicken and giblets, placed on skewers, often together with vegetable pieces, and grilled
Examples of 'yakitori' in a sentence
yakitori
In Japan the small yakitori sticks are a little like lollipops.