hibachi
hibachi Lexical Profile
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• noun
North American A small, portable charcoal grill with an open grate used for cooking food, or a flat iron griddle (teppan) used in Japanese steakhouse restaurants.
"The chef prepared shrimp, vegetables, and fried rice on the sizzling hibachi right in front of our table."
A traditional Japanese heating device consisting of a round, cylindrical, or box-shaped open-topped container lined with heatproof material and designed to hold burning charcoal.
"In traditional Japanese homes before modern central heating, families gathered around a ceramic hibachi to warm their hands and heat water for tea."
Word Nuance & Usage
In North America, "hibachi" is commonly used to describe teppanyaki-style flat-top iron griddles or small charcoal cooking grills, whereas in Japan the word strictly refers to a traditional open-topped heating brazier not generally used for cooking.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the mid-19th century from Japanese hibachi (火鉢), a compound of hi ("fire") and hachi ("bowl" or "pot").