Where does “takoyaki” come from?

takoyaki (English) comes from Japanese 蛸焼き, from Japanese 蛸 — octopus.

takoyaki (English): A ball-shaped Japanese dumpling made of batter...

Definitions

  1. A ball-shaped Japanese dumpling made of batter...

Ancestry of “takoyaki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese蛸焼きtakoyaki
2Japanese蛸octopus
Every word from Japanese 蛸 →Every word from Japanese 蛸焼き →