kimbap
kimbap noun: a Korean dish of steamed white rice and other ingredients rolled in sheets of dried laver seaweed and served in bite-size slices.
Noun
kimbap (usually uncountable, plural kimbaps)
- A Korean dish of steamed white rice and other ingredients rolled in sheets of dried laver seaweed and served in bite-size slices.
- First-time visitors to this takeout spot in Koreatown should try the buffet; regulars come for noodles and kimbap, or Korean-style sushi filled with pickled vegetables2009 June 3, Julia Moskin, “Ethnic and Affordable”, in New York Times
- The babbling stream, people spreading out rush mats to sit on, snacking on kimbap.2015, Han Kang, translated by Deborah Smith, The Vegetarian, Granta, published 2018, page 12
Forms of kimbap
| plural | kimbaps |
|---|---|
| alternative form | gimbap |
| alternative form | kimbab |
Origin of kimbap
Borrowed from Korean 김밥 (gimbap), from 김 (gim, “a type of seaweed”) + 밥 (bap, “rice”).
Questions about kimbap
- What does kimbap mean?
- Kimbap means a Korean dish of steamed white rice and other ingredients rolled in sheets of dried laver seaweed and served in bite-size slices.
- What part of speech is kimbap?
- Kimbap is a noun.
- What is the plural of kimbap?
- The plural of kimbap is kimbaps.
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