ちゃんこ鍋

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
鍋
なべ Grade: S

Etymology edit

Uncertain. Theories include ちゃん (-chan), suffix to the name of the cook, or Mandarin 鏟鍋／铲锅 (chǎnguō, “metal pot”), plus 鍋(なべ) (nabe, “food cooked in a pot”).^[1]

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [t͡ɕã̠ŋko̞na̠be̞]

Noun edit

ちゃんこ鍋(なべ) • (chankonabe)

(sumo) chankonabe; a stew of meat, seafood and vegetables eaten by sumo rikishi

References edit

^ “ちゃんこ鍋”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎^[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months

[1] “ちゃんこ鍋”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎^[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months

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