"yakisoba" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌjɑkiˈsoʊbə/ Forms: yakisobas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 焼きそば (literally “fried noodle”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|焼きそば|lit=fried noodle}} Japanese 焼きそば (literally “fried noodle”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} yakisoba (usually uncountable, plural yakisobas)
  1. A Japanese stir-fried dish made of fried wheat flour noodles, pork, vegetables, and a sweet sauce. Wikipedia link: yakisoba Tags: uncountable, usually Related terms: soba Translations (Japanese dish made of fried wheat flour noodles, pork, vegetables and a sweet sauce): 日式炒麪 /日式炒面 (jat⁶ sik¹ caau² min⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 日式炒麵 /日式炒面 (rìshì chǎomiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), यकिसोबा (yakisobā) (Hindi), yakisoba (Indonesian), 야키소바 (yakisoba) (Korean), 볶음우동 (bokkeumudong) (Korean), یاکیسوبا (yâki-subâ) (Persian), yakisoba [masculine] (Portuguese), යකිසොබා (yakisobā) (Sinhalese)

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