The story
- Japanese · borrowed fromしゃぶしゃぶ
- English todayshabu-shabu
Borrowed from Japanese しゃぶしゃぶ (shabushabu); onomatopoeic, resembling the sound emitted when the ingredients are stirred in the pot.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
shabu-shabu
Today it means: A Japanese dish of thinly sliced meat and vegetables, cooked piece by piece in hot water at the table by the diners. Full definition →
Japanese しゃぶしゃぶ