Definition of "teriyaki"

teriyaki

/ˌtɛ.ɹɪˈjɑː.ki/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural teriyakis
1. A cooking technique used in Japanese cuisine in which foods are broiled or grilled in a sweet soy sauce marinade.
2. A sweet soy sauce marinade.
  Quotations
  Teriyaki sauce, a mixture of mirin, sake, soy sauce, and sometimes sugar, may be brushed on meats, fish, or vegetables […]
  2017, James Peterson, Sauces: Classical and Contemporary Sauce Making, HarperCollins
  Japan West, an LA restaurant in the '80s, made a huge impression on my sauces. The chef was the father of my grade-school best friend, Mark Tagnipez. We'd watch him make teriyaki from scratch […]
  2020, Alvin Cailan, Alexandra Cuerdo, Amboy: Recipes from the Filipino-American Dream, Houghton Mifflin, page 60