"takoyaki" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: takoyaki [plural]
Etymology: From Japanese 蛸焼き (takoyaki). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|蛸焼き|tr=takoyaki}} Japanese 蛸焼き (takoyaki) Head templates: {{en-noun|takoyaki}} takoyaki (plural takoyaki)
  1. A ball-shaped Japanese dumpling made of batter and filled with diced octopus, tempura scraps, pickled ginger, and green onion. Wikipedia link: takoyaki Categories (topical): Foods Translations (Japanese dumpling): 章魚燒 (Chinese Mandarin), 章鱼烧 (zhāngyúshāo) (Chinese Mandarin), takoyaki (Indonesian), 蛸焼き (takoyaki) (alt: たこやき) (Japanese), 문어빵 (muneoppang) (Korean), 타코야끼 (takoyakki) (Korean), takoyaki (Vietnamese)
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