shabu-shabu

noun

A Japanese dish of thinly sliced meat and vegetables, cooked piece by piece in hot water at the table by the diners.

OriginJapanese しゃぶしゃぶ →
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Meanings

nounshabu-shabu (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA Japanese dish of thinly sliced meat and vegetables, cooked piece by piece in hot water at the table by the diners.

Origin

  1. Japaneseしゃぶしゃぶ
  2. Englishshabu-shabu

Borrowed from Japanese しゃぶしゃぶ (shabushabu); onomatopoeic, resembling the sound emitted when the ingredients are stirred in the pot.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 涮涮鍋 /涮涮锅
  • 涮涮鍋 /涮涮锅 (shuànshuànguō)a Japanese dish
Japanese しゃぶしゃぶ
  • しゃぶしゃぶ (shabushabu)a Japanese dish
Korean 샤부샤부
  • 샤부샤부 (syabusyabu)a Japanese dish
Polish shabu-shabu
  • shabu-shabua Japanese dish
Russian ся́бу-ся́бу
  • ся́бу-ся́бу (sjábu-sjábu)a Japanese dish
Thai ชาบูชาบู
  • ชาบูชาบู (chaa-buu-chaa-buu)a Japanese dish
Ukrainian шя́бу-шя́бу
  • шя́бу-шя́бу (šjábu-šjábu)a Japanese dish
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