tempura
IPA/temˈpʊərə/
IPA/temˈpʊrə/
tempura — noun
1. a Japanese dish of seafood or vegetables that are coated in a light, airy batter
1.名詞B1
釋義
a Japanese dish of seafood or vegetables that are coated in a light, airy batter and quickly deep-fried until crisp and golden
例句
Wei ordered shrimp tempura with a bowl of warm dipping sauce.
collocation: shrimp tempura
The restaurant serves crispy tempura made with fresh sweet potato slices.
Adina learned to make tempura at a cooking class in Kyoto last spring.
A light tempura batter should be ice-cold before the vegetables go in.
Takeshi swirled his tempura prawn in the tentsuyu before taking a crisp, satisfying bite.
同義詞
- fritter
a more general term for battered and fried food, not specifically Japanese
用法筆記
Usually uncountable ('a plate of tempura'), but countable when ordering individual portions ('two prawn tempuras, please').
常見錯誤
❌I ordered vegetable tempera.
✅I ordered vegetable tempura.
💡'tempera' is a type of paint, not a food.