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bosintang

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A soup from Korea, the main ingredient of which is dog meat

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • The South Koreans we met on our trip sure seemed to love their local bosintang restaurants.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 보신탕(補身湯) (bosintang, “bosintang”).