ruibe

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noun

An Ainu dish of salmon that is frozen outdoors, sliced like sashimi, and served with soy sauce and water peppers.

OriginJapanese ルイベ →
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Meanings

nounruibe (uncountable)

alternative rui-be

  1. uncountableAn Ainu dish of salmon that is frozen outdoors, sliced like sashimi, and served with soy sauce and water peppers.

    The ruibe is then cut and eaten while still frozen, and served with soy sauce and fresh wasabi.

    2015 July 12, “The foodie traveller … tries frozen sashimi in Japan”, in The Observer

Origin

  1. Japaneseルイベ
  2. Englishruibe

Borrowed from Japanese ルイベ.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

UribeBeriu
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