izakaya

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izakaya

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Borrowed from Japanese 居(い)酒(ざか)屋(や) (izakaya).

noun izakaya · izakayas

  1. countable, uncountable A Japanese bar that also sells snacks. The sprawling multipage menu offers cleanly executed dishes meant to accompany the sake, including standards like boiled edamame, and the filling rice balls called onigiri that you would expect at any izakaya, or Japanese pub.
  2. countable, informal, uncountable A Japanese restaurant outside of Japan; used in the naming or styling of the restaurant.

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noun a Japanese bar that also sells snack

한국어이자카야 ijakaya
日本語居酒屋 izakaya
中文居酒屋 jūjiǔwū
Françaisizakaya
Русскийидзака́я idzakája, изака́я izakája

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@misc{izakaya_2026,
  title = {izakaya},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/izakaya},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}