samgyeopsal

S1A1M3G2Y4E1O1P3S1A1L1
UK/ˈsamɡjʌpsal/US/sæmˌɡjəpˌsɑl/

noun

A Korean dish of sliced pork belly that is typically cooked at the table.

OriginKorean 삼겹살 →
Scrabble 19
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounsamgyeopsal (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA Korean dish of sliced pork belly that is typically cooked at the table.

    The best part of eating in a samgyeopsal restaurant is the atmosphere – a rollicking party punctuated by soju shots, pork strips sizzling on a grill and shouts for “one more serving, please!”

    2023 June 29, Violet Kim, “Korean food: 39 dishes we can’t live without”, in CNN
  2. PhilippinesbroadlyuncountableA Korean-style restaurant where servings of meat and rice can be requested repeatedly within an allotted time period, with patrons cooking their food at the table.

Origin

  1. Korean삼겹살
  2. Englishsamgyeopsal

Borrowed from Korean 삼겹살 (samgyeopsal, literally “three-layered meat”), referring to the layered appearance of the fat.

More words from Korean

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

samgyeopsal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/samgyeopsal

MLA

“samgyeopsal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/samgyeopsal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “samgyeopsal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/samgyeopsal.

Source: samgyeopsal on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.