Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

donburi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.42 in modern English

Syllables: don-buri
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Japanese rice bowl dish consisting of fish, meat, vegetables or other ingredients served together over rice.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 丼 (donburi, “a large helping of rice covered in meat, fish, and/or vegetables, all served in one big bowl”).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 丼

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

donburis (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

gyudon

Questions

What does donburi mean?: A Japanese rice bowl dish consisting of fish, meat, vegetables or other ingredients served together over rice.
Where does donburi come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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