しゃぶしゃぶ

Reading

Kana: しゃぶしゃぶ

Romaji: shabushabu

Definition

noun

1

shabu-shabu (thinly sliced meat boiled quickly with vegetables, and dipped in sauce)

Note: from the sound of this dish being prepared

Note: onomatopoeic or mimetic word

Example Sentence

マックで軽(かる)く昼食(ちゅうしょく)をとって、スタバでコーヒーを飲(の)んで、しゃぶしゃぶをしながら飲(の)み会(かい)という流(なが)れだ。

➥A light lunch at MacD's, coffee at Starbucks, then a few drinks with shabu-shabu - that's the way it went.