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donburi

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A Japanese rice bowl dish consisting of fish, meat, vegetables or other ingredients served together over rice.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 丼 (donburi, “a large helping of rice covered in meat, fish, and/or vegetables, all served in one big bowl”).

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 丼物 (jǐngwù) — a Japanese rice dish
  • Chinese Mandarin: 丼 (jǐng) — a Japanese rice dish
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蓋澆飯 /盖浇饭 (gàijiāofàn) — a Japanese rice dish
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蓋飯 /盖饭 (gàifàn) — a Japanese rice dish
  • Chinese Mandarin: 丼飯 /丼饭 (dòngfàn) — a Japanese rice dish
  • Finnish: donburi — a Japanese rice dish
  • Japanese: 丼 (donburi) — a Japanese rice dish
  • Japanese: 丼物 (donburimono) — a Japanese rice dish
  • Korean: 돈부리 (donburi) — a Japanese rice dish
  • Marathi: दोन्बुरि (donburi) — a Japanese rice dish
  • Russian: донбу́ри (donbúri) — a Japanese rice dish
  • Tagalog: donburi — a Japanese rice dish
  • Turkish: donburi — a Japanese rice dish