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banchan

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈbɑn.t͡ʃɑn/
  • ʹbän.chän
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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 반찬(飯饌) (banchan).

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 飯饌 /饭馔 (fànzhuàn) — Korean or similar side dish
  • Chinese Mandarin: 小菜 (xiǎocài) — Korean or similar side dish
  • French: banchan — Korean or similar side dish
  • Indonesian: bancan — Korean or similar side dish
  • Japanese: 御数 (okazu) — Korean or similar side dish
  • Japanese: パンチャン (panchan) — Korean or similar side dish
  • Korean: 반찬 (banchan) — Korean or similar side dish
  • Polish: banchan — Korean or similar side dish
  • Russian: панчха́н (pančxán) — Korean or similar side dish
  • Russian: панча́н (pančán) — Korean or similar side dish
  • Tagalog: ulam — Korean or similar side dish