bonduc

American  

[bon-duhk] / ˈbɒn dʌk /

noun

1. a semitropical tree, Caesalpinia bonducella, of the legume family, the decorative seeds of which are used for jewelry and rosaries.

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Etymology

Origin of bonduc

Probably earlier than 1940–45; < French < Arabic bunduq hazelnut ≪ Greek Pontikòn ( káryon ) hazelnut, literally, Pontic nut

Example Sentences

Crowds of 20-somethings spilled out of the homey restaurant in Manhattan’s Koreatown, where steam billowed from stone bowls of soondubu jigae in a dining room ornamented with paper lanterns and musical instruments.

From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2024

Then right next to that is the tofu house which is Korean tofu soup, like soondubu, and next to that you have O'Brien's pub.

From Salon • May 18, 2022

If mom-and-pop restaurants specializing in galbi jjim, kimchi jjigae or soondubu disappear, to be replaced by swankier places or chains like Sweetgreen, will Koreatown lose its soul?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2022

One of the house specialties is soondubu jjigae, a spicy stew in which lobes of soft tofu quake in an umami-packed broth with your choice of protein.

From Washington Post • Dec. 28, 2020

I watched her cook everything from scratch — gimbap, tteokbokki, soondubu — meals I’d taken for granted and never bothered to learn how to make when I had the chance.

From The Verge • Oct. 28, 2019