zabuton
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of zabuton
1885–90; < Japanese, equivalent to za seat (< Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese zuò sit) + -buton, combining form of futon futon
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Sankei, a Japanese daily, even featured a story, complete with a photo of a flying zabuton, headlined, “Mr. Trump to watch the final day matches. Fear of zabuton.”
From Washington Post ● May 26, 2019
Typically, when fans celebrate an upset victory, they fling their seat cushions, or zabuton, toward the ring.
From New York Times ● May 24, 2019
The steak was wagyu beef zabuton, abundantly marbled flap meat, slow-roasted then finished on the grill, leaving it rosy from edge to blackened edge.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 14, 2017
The contents of the torta I had — coarsely chopped Wagyu zabuton piled high over Anaheim pepper and black beans — were far superior to the quality of the bread, however.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2017
A cotton zabuton was laid for him to kneel upon, and a brazier set before him.
From Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series by Lafcadio Hearn
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