돌밥

Korean

Etymology

Compound of 돌 (dol, “stone”) +‎ 밥 (bap, “cooked rice”), originally referring to rice that was cooked with pebbles in it, which could happen when rice was washed in a stream.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [to̞ɭp͈a̠p̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [돌빱]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dolbap
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dolbab
McCune–Reischauer?	tolpap
Yale Romanization?	tolqpap

Noun

돌밥 • (dolbap)

1. (criminal slang) last meal