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kimbap

kimbap

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kimbap ‎(uncountable)

  1. A Korean dish of steamed white rice and other ingredients rolled in sheets of dried laver seaweed and served in bite-size slices.
    • 2009 June 3, Julia Moskin, “Ethnic and Affordable”, in New York Times:
      First-time visitors to this takeout spot in Koreatown should try the buffet; regulars come for noodles and kimbap, or Korean-style sushi filled with pickled vegetables

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Etymology

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

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