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やきたて
noun, no-adjective
freshly baked; just out of the oven
1. freshly baked; just grilled; hot out of the oven
describes baked or grilled food that has just been cooked and is still hot
()()てのクロワッサンを()った。
I bought a freshly baked croissant.
()()てのパンの(かお)りがたまらない。
The smell of freshly baked bread is irresistible.
この(みせ)()()てのピザを提供(ていきょう)している。
This restaurant serves freshly baked pizza.

FORMATION:
()く (to bake, grill) + ()て (just after ~ing) → just after baking

FUNCTIONS AS:

  • Noun: ()()てがおいしい (freshly baked is delicious)
  • No-adjective: ()()てのパン (freshly baked bread)

COMMON USES:

  • ()()てパン (freshly baked bread)
  • ()()てクッキー (freshly baked cookies)
  • ()()(にく) (freshly grilled meat)
  • ()()()(とり) (freshly grilled yakitori)

RELATED ~()て WORDS:

  • 出来立(できた)て (freshly made - general)
  • ()()て (freshly fried)
  • ()()て (freshly cooked rice)

POPULAR CULTURE:
()きたて!!ジャぱん (Yakitate!! Japan) is a famous manga/anime about bread-making that popularized the term.