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🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

bol de riz coréen

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bol də ʁi kɔ.ʁe.ɛ̃

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Korean rice bowl/kəˈriː.ən raɪs boʊl/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"J'ai commandé un bol de riz coréen pour le déjeuner."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A dish consisting of a base of steamed rice topped with various Korean-style ingredients such as marinated meats, vegetables, a fried egg, and gochujang.

    "We ordered a spicy pork Korean rice bowl for lunch at the new downtown food truck."
  2. 2

    A physical bowl specifically designed or traditionally used in Korean dining for serving rice.

    "The traditional brass Korean rice bowl kept the grains warm throughout the meal."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the adjective Korean, referring to the Korean peninsula and its culture, combined with the English nouns rice (from Old French ris and Latin oryza) and bowl (from Old English bolla). The term emerged in contemporary global culinary lexicon during the late 20th and early 21st centuries alongside the popularization of Asian fusion and traditional Korean cuisine such as bibimbap.

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