Mongolian barbecue

noun

A stir-fried dish of meat and vegetables cooked on large, round, solid iron griddles at high temperatures.

OriginMandarin 蒙古烤肉 →
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Meanings

nounMongolian barbecue (countable and uncountable, plural Mongolian barbecues)

plural Mongolian barbecues

  1. countableuncountableA stir-fried dish of meat and vegetables cooked on large, round, solid iron griddles at high temperatures.

Origin

  1. Mandarin蒙古烤肉
  2. EnglishMongolian barbecue

Calque of Mandarin 蒙古烤肉. See Mongolian barbecue#Origin.

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Mongolian barbecue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mongolian%20barbecue

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“Mongolian barbecue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mongolian%20barbecue. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mongolian barbecue,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mongolian%20barbecue.

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