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kimbap

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A Korean dish of steamed white rice and other ingredients rolled in sheets of dried laver seaweed and served in bite-size slices.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 김밥 (gimbap), from 김 (gim, “a type of seaweed”) + 밥 (bap, “rice”).

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 紫菜包飯 /紫菜包饭 (zǐcàibāofàn) — a Korean dish
  • Japanese: キムパプ (kimupapu) — a Korean dish
  • Khmer: គីមបាប (kiimbaap) — a Korean dish
  • Korean: 김밥 (gimbap) — a Korean dish
  • Mongolian: кимбаб (kimbab) — a Korean dish
  • Polish: kimbap — a Korean dish
  • Russian: кимба́п (kimbáp) — a Korean dish
  • Russian: суши (suši) — a Korean dish