Definition of Tempura

1. Noun. Vegetables and seafood dipped in batter and deep-fried.

Generic synonyms: Dish
Geographical relationships: Japan, Nihon, Nippon

Definition of Tempura

1. Noun. A dish made by deep-frying vegetables, seafood, or other foods in a light batter. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tempura

1. a Japanese dish [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tempura

temptation
temptationless
temptations
temptatious
tempted
tempter
tempters
tempteth
tempting
temptingly
temptingness
temptings
temptresses
tempts
tempura (current term)
tempuras
tempus
tempus fugit
tems
temse
temsed
temses
temsing
temsirolimus
temulence
temulency
temulent
temulentive
ten

Literary usage of Tempura

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A New Dictionary of Quotations from the Greek, Latin, and Modern Languages (1869)
"tempura si fuerint nubila, solus eris. Lat. OVID.—"If storms set in, you will be alone, will be left entirely to yourself/'' Adversity finds but few ..."

2. A New Dictionary of Quotations from the Greek, Latin, and Modern Languages (1869)
"... tempura si fuerint nubila, solus eris. Lat. One. — "It' storms set in, you will be alone, will be left entirely to yourself." Adversity finds but few ..."

3. Terry's Japanese Empire by Thomas Philip Terry (1914)
"tempura: fried fish; fritters; fish-cutlets. — Sakana-tempura, or fish-fritters (of a sort of trout), make a widely popular dish in which some native cooks ..."

4. A Taste of the Bahamas by Paris Permenter, John Bigley (1999)
"Cracked tempura Cajun Conch with Salsa, Pink Sands Resort Conch: • 8 ... Test tempura. Good tempura rises quickly to the surface of the oil. ..."

5. Adventure Guide to the Champlain and Hudson River Valleys: Including the by Patricia Foulke, Robert Foulke (2001)
"Appetizers include shrimp tempura, vegetable tempura, calamari tempura, fried bean curd with ginger sauce, pork dumplings, and octopus. ..."

6. Adventure Guide Virgin Islands by Lynne M. Sullivan (2006)
"At lunch time, the catch is used in sushi and tempura. ... At lunch, the menu includes vegetarian and seafood rolls, tempura, sushi and salads. ..."

7. The Never-ceasing Search by Francis Otto Schmitt (1990)
"On the evening of 7 September Yasuzo Tsukada took us in a cab to join his family for a tempura dinner in a charming little place surrounded by a garden. ..."

8. The Never-ceasing Search by Francis Otto Schmitt (1990)
"On the evening of 7 September Yasuzo Tsukada took us in a cab to join his family for a tempura dinner in a charming little place surrounded by a ..."

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