donburi

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noun

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

OriginJapanese 丼 →
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Meanings

noundonburi (usually uncountable, plural donburis)

plural donburis

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

Origin

  1. Japanese丼“a large helping of rice covered in meat, fish, and/or vegetables, all served in one big bowl”
  2. Englishdonburi

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

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 丼物, 丼
  • 丼物 (jǐngwù)a Japanese rice dish
  • 丼 (jǐng)a Japanese rice dish
  • 蓋澆飯 /盖浇饭 (gàijiāofàn)a Japanese rice dish
  • 蓋飯 /盖饭 (gàifàn)a Japanese rice dish
  • 丼飯 /丼饭 (dòngfàn)a Japanese rice dish
Finnish donburi
  • donburia Japanese rice dish
Japanese 丼, 丼物
  • 丼 (donburi)a Japanese rice dish
  • 丼物 (donburimono)a Japanese rice dish
Korean 돈부리
  • 돈부리 (donburi)a Japanese rice dish
Russian донбу́ри
  • донбу́ри (donbúri)a Japanese rice dish
Tagalog donburi
  • donburia Japanese rice dish
Turkish donburi
  • donburia Japanese rice dish

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

donburi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/donburi

MLA

“donburi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/donburi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “donburi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/donburi.

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