Meanings
plural kimbaps · alternative gimbap · alternative kimbab
- uncountableusuallyA Korean dish of steamed white rice and other ingredients rolled in sheets of dried laver seaweed and served in bite-size slices.
The babbling stream, people spreading out rush mats to sit on, snacking on kimbap.
2015, Han Kang, translated by Deborah Smith, The Vegetarian, Granta, published 2018, page 121 more example
First-time visitors to this takeout spot in Koreatown should try the buffet; regulars come for noodles and kimbap, or Korean-style sushi filled with pickled vegetables
2009 June 3, Julia Moskin, “Ethnic and Affordable”, in New York Times
Origin
- Korean김밥
- Englishkimbap
Borrowed from Korean 김밥 (gimbap), from 김 (gim, “a type of seaweed”) + 밥 (bap, “rice”).
More words from Korean
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 紫菜包飯 /紫菜包饭
- 紫菜包飯 /紫菜包饭 (zǐcàibāofàn)a Korean dish
Japanese キムパプ
- キムパプ (kimupapu)a Korean dish
Korean 김밥
- 김밥 (gimbap)a Korean dish
Polish kimbap
- kimbapa Korean dish
Russian кимба́п, суши
- кимба́п (kimbáp)a Korean dish
- суши (suši)a Korean dish
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