English
kimbap
Kimbap comes from Korean 김밥.
- Koreanmodern김밥gimbap
- Englishearliest quotation 2009kimbap
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Koreanmodern김밥gimbap
- Englishearliest quotation 2009kimbap
Earliest quotation: 2009, Julia Moskin, Ethnic and Affordable: “First-time visitors to this takeout spot in Koreatown should…”
A compound of 김 ‘a type of seaweed’ + 밥 ‘rice’
Every English word from Korean 김밥
Today it means
noun A Korean dish of steamed white rice and other ingredients rolled in sheets of dried laver seaweed and served in bite-size slices.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Korean 김밥 / kimbap