bibimbap

American  

[bee-beem-bop, bee-bim-bop] / ˈbi bimˈbɒp, ˈbi bɪmˌbɒp /

noun

Korean Cooking.

1. a dish of rice and cooked vegetables with a red chili paste sauce, often with marinated beef and/or a fried or raw egg on top.

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Etymology

Origin of bibimbap

First recorded in 1975–80; from Korean pibimpap, equivalent to pibim, bibim “to mix” + -bap “cooked rice”

Example Sentences

Sheet-pan bibimbap will help you use the stray vegetables in the crisper.

From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2023

K-drama, K-pop, kimchi, bibimbap: Korean culture, in the form of entertainment and food, has long taken hold in California and across the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2023

As with the bibimbap, some dishes are not complete until you douse them with sauce.

From Washington Post • Sep. 6, 2022

Danji Korean Cuisine serves all the favorites such as mando dumplings, bibimbap and those trendy, sticky umami fried wings.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 8, 2022

When I was younger, she would come over and cook all of her—and my—Korean favorites, bibimbap, kalbi, mandoo, but Dad would never eat them.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller