Kimbap
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A Korean dish of steamed white rice and other ingredients rolled in sheets of dried laver seaweed and served in bite-size slices. uncountable, usually
"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 vegetables"
Example
More examples"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 vegetables"
Etymology
Borrowed from Korean 김밥 (gimbap), from 김 (gim, “a type of seaweed”) + 밥 (bap, “rice”).
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