Korean

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Etymology

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From Japanese お任せ (omakase, it's up to you).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?omakase
Revised Romanization (translit.)?omakase
McCune–Reischauer?omak'ase
Yale Romanization?oma.khasey

Noun

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오마카세 (omakase)

  1. chef's choice restaurant, omakase restaurant
    스테이크 오마카세
    seuteikeu omakase
    steak restaurant where the chef decides the menu
    오마카세 너무 비싸서 .
    omakaseneun neomu bissaseo mot ga.
    I can't go to a chef's choice restaurant because it's too expensive.
  2. (by extension, usually gourmet, especially Japanese) restaurant serving a full course meal

Usage notes

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In part due to omakase not being common in Korea and in part due to this word's rise to fame online, the meaning of this word has expanded to cover basically any restaurant serving full course meals. However, some speakers may still consider this an incorrect usage.