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shabu-shabu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables
shabu-shabu
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Japanese dish of thinly sliced meat and vegetables, cooked piece by piece in hot water at the table by the diners.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese しゃぶしゃぶ (shabushabu); onomatopoeic, resembling the sound emitted when the ingredients are stirred in the pot.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: しゃぶしゃぶ

Usage

Phrases

hot pot

Frequently Paired Words

hot pot hotpot steamboat sukiyaki

Questions

What does shabu-shabu mean?
A Japanese dish of thinly sliced meat and vegetables, cooked piece by piece in hot water at the table by the diners.
Where does shabu-shabu come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

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