robata

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noun

A charcoal grill used to prepare Japanese food for customers seated around the cooking area.

OriginJapanese 炉端 →
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Meanings

nounrobata (countable and uncountable, plural robatas or robata)

plural robatas

  1. countableA charcoal grill used to prepare Japanese food for customers seated around the cooking area.

    Flames periodically shoot upwards from the robata grill in the open kitchen.

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  2. countableA restaurant featuring such a grill.
  3. uncountableThis style of cooking.

Origin

  1. Japanese炉端
  2. Englishrobata

From Japanese 炉端 (robata, literally “side of irori”), from 炉 (ro, “irori”) + はた (hata, “side”).

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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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