shabu-shabu

American  

[shah-boo-shah-boo] / ˈʃɑ buˈʃɑ bu /

Or syabu-syabu

noun

1. a Japanese dish of thinly sliced meat and vegetables boiled quickly in broth and served with various dipping sauces.

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Etymology

Origin of shabu-shabu

First recorded in 1960-65; from Japanese; imitative of the sound of boiling water

Example Sentences

The express lunch shabu-shabu option, where you pick a broth, two meats and either rice or noodles, is $26 for house meats or $33 for the premium option, with wagyu beef and Kurobuta pork.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2023

No, Kristaps Porzingis, it wasn’t shabu-shabu, one version of Japanese hot pot, that you had the other night.

From Washington Post • Oct. 2, 2022

The restaurant has added to its fall menu a two-course shabu-shabu for two priced at $65 per couple, beginning on Oct.

From Washington Times • Sep. 3, 2019

Though Obokata’s English was good, she wanted to improve her accent, so Ross read “Curious George” books to her, and in return she made him shabu-shabu.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 29, 2016

The lines are nowhere near as long as they can be at Sushi Gen or the excellent shabu-shabu parlor Kagaya, also in the plaza, but they don’t have to be.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2015