kalbi

K5A1L1B3I1

noun

A Korean barbecued rib dish, usually made from beef

OriginKorean 갈비 →
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Meanings

nounkalbi (uncountable)

alternative galbi

  1. uncountableA Korean barbecued rib dish, usually made from beef

    Feasting continues with […] top-notch filet mignon ($15) and slick, fatty kalbi short ribs ($10).

    2009 January 28, Tamsyn Burgmann, “Akasaka serves up good food and party tricks”, in Toronto Star

Origin

  1. Korean갈비
  2. Korean갈비
  3. Englishkalbi

Borrowed from Korean 갈비 (galbi, “rib”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 排骨, 烤排骨
  • 排骨 (páigǔ)dish
  • 烤排骨 (kǎo páigǔ)dish
Finnish kalpi
  • kalpidish
Indonesian galbi
  • galbidish
Japanese カルビ
  • カルビ (karubi)dish
Korean 갈비
  • 갈비 (galbi)dish
Russian ка́льби, га́льби
  • ка́льби (kálʹbi)dish
  • га́льби (gálʹbi)dish

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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