takoyaki; octopus dumplings
A popular Japanese snack of small, round batter balls filled with diced octopus, cooked in a special molded pan, and typically topped with sauce, mayonnaise, bonito flakes, and seaweed.
When I go to Osaka, I want to try takoyaki.
家でたこ焼きパーティーをしよう。
Let's have a takoyaki party at home.
My mom grilled some takoyaki for me using a takoyaki pan.
Once it starts to cook, you flip the takoyaki over with a pick.
I poured plenty of sauce over the takoyaki and ate it.
takoyaki pan
Search-only abbreviated form.
Search-only mixed-katakana abbreviated form.
Rarely used kanji form; 蛸 is not a jōyō kanji.