tempura

tem·pu·ra  (tmp-r, tm-pr)

n.

A Japanese dish of vegetables and shrimp or other seafood dipped in batter and fried in deep fat.

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[Japanese.]

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tempura [ˈtɛmpərə]

n

(Cookery) a Japanese dish of seafood or vegetables dipped in batter and deep-fried, often at the table

[from Japanese: fried food]

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tempura - vegetables and seafood dipped in batter and deep-fried dish - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner" Nihon, Nippon, Japan - a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building