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tem·pu·ra

(tĕm′po͝o-rə, tĕm-po͝or′ə)

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

[Japanese.]

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tempura

(ˈtɛmpərə)

(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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tem•pu•ra

(tɛmˈpʊər ə)

n.

a Japanese dish of seafood or vegetables dipped in batter and deep-fried.

[1935–40; < Japanese tenpura, allegedly < Portuguese tempêro seasoning, taste (derivative of temperar to season < Latin temperāre; see temper)]

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tempura - vegetables and seafood dipped in batter and deep-fried

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