hibachi

English

A traditional hibachi

Etymology

c. 1870, from Japanese 火鉢 (hibachi, “a charcoal-powered heating brazier”, literally “fire pot”).

Noun

hibachi (plural hibachis or hibachi)

1. A portable brazier, powered by charcoal, used for cooking.
   • 2020, N. K. Jemisin, The City We Became, Orbit, page 431:

     Her husband [...] crouches over a portable hibachi nearby, making something that smells amazing.

2. (Canada, US) A cooking method and performance art in which the chef grills pieces of food on a hot metal griddle in front of the guests; teppanyaki. This terminology is virtually unknown in Japan.
3. (Canada, US) The griddle used in such cuisine; teppan.

Japanese

Romanization

hibachi

1. Rōmaji transcription of ひばち