yoshoku

noun

1. A style of Western-influenced Japanese cuisine.

   uncountable

   Shiseido Parlor is a storied yoshoku establishment in the heart of Tokyo’s Ginza district, a restaurant to which many Japanese make a pilgrimage at least once.

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 洋食 (yōshoku), from Middle Chinese 洋 (yáng "ocean", by extension "foreign", "Western") + 食 (ʒik "eat", "food").

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry yoshoku (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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