혼밥

Korean

Etymology

Blend of 혼자 (honja, “alone”) +‎ 밥 (bap, “food”). Compare Japanese ぼっち飯(めし) (botchimeshi).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸʷo̞nba̠p̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [혼밥]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	honbap
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	honbab
McCune–Reischauer?	honbap
Yale Romanization?	honpap

Noun

혼밥 • (honbap)

1. (slang) eating by oneself; eating alone; eating without friends

Derived terms

• 혼밥하다 (honbaphada, “to eat alone”)

 

Related terms

• 혼술 (honsul, “drinking alone”)