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shabu-shabu

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.

Noun

shabu-shabu (uncountable)

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

shabu-shabu meaning in Thai

shabu-shabu in Thai

a Japanese dish
ชาบูชาบู chaa-buu-chaa-buu

Origin of shabu-shabu

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

Questions about shabu-shabu

What does shabu-shabu mean?
Shabu-shabu means a Japanese dish of thinly sliced meat and vegetables, cooked piece by piece in hot water at the table by the diners.
What is shabu-shabu in Thai?
Shabu-shabu in Thai is ชาบูชาบู (chaa-buu-chaa-buu). See Shabu-shabu meaning in Thai.
What part of speech is shabu-shabu?
Shabu-shabu is a noun.

Words near shabu-shabu in the dictionary

  1. shabraque
  2. shabraques
  3. shabs
  4. shabti
  5. shabu
  6. shabu-shabu
  7. shabunder
  8. shabunders
  9. Shabungoth
  10. Shabuos
  11. Shabuot

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