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hibachi

hibachi

5 6.7
A small portable grill that cooks food over hot coals
  • noun
  • /hɪˈbɑːtʃi/
translation icon : hibachi
  • The charcoal buried in the hibachi this morning had turned white, and the kettle on the tripod was going cold.
  • hibachi grill
  • charcoal in a hibachi
  • a little hibachi

Examples

  • She set up a damp backpacking tent in the backyard and started a fire: charcoal, grass clippings, and lumber scraps from the garage in an old hibachi.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • That includes a full sushi bar and hibachi grill where the food is cooked in front of patrons.

    Blog text (6)
  • I mean, I got a hibachi in the truck.

  • The next day we're going to Hibachi for dinner to celebrate some more.

  • I closed the door and put the charcoal in the hibachi.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • The hibachi was consuming plenty of charcoal.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • At the next corner, two women and their children sold chapattis, which they heated over an open hibachi.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • I borrowed my neighbor's hibachi and dumped in half a bag of charcoal.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Under the awning, three lawn chairs and a hibachi sat on a stone terrace.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • I borrowed my neighbor's hibachi and dumped in half a bag of charcoal.

Synonyms

griller
vshibachi
1 2.4

A person who cooks food over direct heat on a grill

is used for cooking specifically over charcoal and is small and portable
charcoal burner
vshibachi
4.5

A small stove that burns charcoal for heat or cooking

is designed specifically for cooking food over charcoal rather than just heating
barbecuer
vshibachi
2.3

A metal grill used to cook food outdoors over an open flame

is smaller and portable made for charcoal cooking rather than large outdoor use

How Portable

hibachi
5 6.7
grill
155 1.4

Surface Forms

hibachi singular
hibachis plural

Etymology

The word hibachi comes from the Japanese parts hi 'fire' and hachi 'bowl'. It was a small bowl to hold hot coals, so a hibachi is now a portable charcoal grill used for cooking.