hibachi

[hi-bah-chee]

noun

1. a small Japanese-style charcoal brazier covered with a grill, usually used for outdoor cooking.

hibachi

/ hɪˈbɑːtʃɪ /

noun

1. a portable brazier for heating and cooking food

Word History and Origins

Origin of hibachi¹

1860–65; < Japanese, equivalent to hi fire (earlier fi ( y ) < *poi ) +- bachi combining form of hachi pot, earlier fati < Middle Chinese, akin to Chinese bō monk's bowl; perhaps < Pali patta < Sanskrit pā́tra drinking vessel

Word History and Origins

Origin of hibachi¹

from Japanese, from hi fire + bachi bowl

Example Sentences

But from his seat across the hibachi, Danny Moses watched and wondered about the man Lippmann had so carefully seated next to Eisman.

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He opened a successful chain of food trucks and hibachi grill restaurants.

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There he is, proving his virtuosity by limiting his tools, playing nothing but a hi-hat in the manner of a hibachi chef.

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He left it Friday after he ran out of fuel for the hibachi grill he was using to heat the place, he said.

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Think of hibachi: there's a performative energy necessary in order to make it a celebratory situation.

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