Japanese

銅鑼焼き (dorayaki): a whole dorayaki cake.

銅鑼焼き (dorayaki): a dorayaki cake cut in half, showing the azuki filling.

Alternative forms

• 銅鑼焼, どら焼き

Noun

銅鑼焼き ‎(hiragana どらやき, romaji dorayaki)

1. a kind of confection consisting of two small cakes baked to resemble gongs, sandwiching a filling of sweet azuki bean paste

Synonyms

• 三笠焼 (みかさや)き ‎(mikasayaki) (chiefly Kansai)
• 三笠饅頭 (みかさまんじゅう) ‎(mikasa manjū) (chiefly Kansai)

References

1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
3. ↑ 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, ISBN 4-09-501211-0