tempura
noun
tem·pu·ra
ˈtem-pə-rə 
-ˌrä;
tem-ˈpu̇r-ə
: seafood or vegetables dipped in batter and fried in deep fat
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Calamari Fries At Clever Koi, a modern Asian eatery in Greater Phoenix, calamari steak is sliced into strips, lightly battered in tempura, and flash-fried for a crispy, zesty bite.
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Kaila Yu, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Health inspectors cited the Japanese restaurant for food safety violations including shrimp tempura inside the three-door back refrigerator that measured outside of proper holding temperatures.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2025
What to try: The lunch menu sticks to classics such as California, avocado cucumber and shrimp tempura rolls.
—Joe Guillen, Axios, 16 Apr. 2025
This northside Japanese steakhouse will be open both Christmas Eve and Day, serving familiar Japanese and Japanese-American dishes like tempura, katsu, hot pot, sushi and hibachi dishes.
—Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Dec. 2024
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Kaila Yu, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Health inspectors cited the Japanese restaurant for food safety violations including shrimp tempura inside the three-door back refrigerator that measured outside of proper holding temperatures.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2025
What to try: The lunch menu sticks to classics such as California, avocado cucumber and shrimp tempura rolls.
—Joe Guillen, Axios, 16 Apr. 2025
This northside Japanese steakhouse will be open both Christmas Eve and Day, serving familiar Japanese and Japanese-American dishes like tempura, katsu, hot pot, sushi and hibachi dishes.
—Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for tempura
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“Tempura.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tempura. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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