bulgogi
[ buhl-goh-gee, buhl-goh-gee ]
/ ˌbʌlˈgoʊ gi, ˈbʌl goʊ gi /
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noun Korean Cooking.
a dish of thinly sliced meat, usually beef, marinated and grilled on a barbecue or stir-fried.
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Also called Ko·re·an bar·be·cue beef [kuh-ree-uhn bahr-bi-kyoo beef, kaw-ree-, koh-ree-] /kəˈri ən ˈbɑr bɪˌkyu ˈbif, kɔˈri-, koʊˈri-/ .
Origin of bulgogi
First recorded in 1955–60; from Korean bulgogi, equivalent to bul, pul “fire” + gogi, kogi “meat”
Words nearby bulgogi
Bulgaria, Bulgarian, bulge, Bulge, Battle of the, bulger, bulgogi, bulgur, bulgy, -bulia, bulimarexia, bulimia
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How to use bulgogi in a sentence
Street food and strange food were on the rise; mulitas and bulgogi were everywhere.