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banchan

/ˈbɑn.t͡ʃɑn/

banchan noun: a small dish of food served with cooked rice in Korean cuisine.

banchan: a small dish of food served with cooked rice in Korean cuisine
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Noun

banchan (plural banchans or banchan)

  1. A small dish of food served with cooked rice in Korean cuisine.

banchan meaning in Tagalog and Indonesian

banchan in Tagalog

Korean or similar side dish
ulam

banchan in Indonesian

Korean or similar side dish
bancan

Forms of banchan

pluralbanchans
pluralbanchan

Origin of banchan

Borrowed from Korean 반찬(飯饌) (banchan).

Questions about banchan

What does banchan mean?
Banchan means a small dish of food served with cooked rice in Korean cuisine.
What is banchan in Tagalog?
Banchan in Tagalog is ulam. See Banchan meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is banchan?
Banchan is a noun.
How do you pronounce banchan?
Banchan is pronounced /ˈbɑn.t͡ʃɑn/.
What is the plural of banchan?
The plural of banchan is banchans.

Words near banchan in the dictionary

  1. bancassurance
  2. bancassurer
  3. bancassurers
  4. Bance
  5. bancha
  6. banchan
  7. banchans
  8. banchoot
  9. banchoots
  10. Banchory
  11. Banciao

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