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1. bibimbap, n. View full entry 1977
...In Korean cookery: a dish consisting of rice topped with other ingredients, typically including sautéed vegetables, meat (esp. beef), and chilli paste, often with the addition of a raw or fried egg....
2. gulet, n. View full entry 1986
...A sailing boat, usually ketch- or schooner-rigged, chiefly used in the eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea, esp. for holiday cruises. Cf. goelette...
3. gung ho, n. View full entry 1942
...A slogan adopted in the war of 19391945 by the United States Marines under General E. Carlson (18961947); hence as : enthusiastic, eager, zealous....
4. Iftar, n. View full entry 1858
...The breaking of the fast, after sunset, during Ramadan; the meal eaten at this time....
5. izakaya, n. View full entry 1987
...A type of Japanese cafe or bar serving alcoholic beverages and a variety of small, typically inexpensive, dishes or snacks....
6. jong, n.2 View full entry 1904
...A Tibetan building (also, a territorial and administrative division) constituting a prefecture, freq. also serving as a fortress, a monastery, or both....
7. juku, n. View full entry 1931
...(in Japan) an educational system based on a European and U.S. model of progressive education, which works within the framework of private schools and provides a variety of practical and vocational skills...
8. kawaii, adj. and n. View full entry 1965
...Cute, esp. in a manner considered characteristic of Japanese popular culture; charming, darling; ostentatiously adorable....
9. kwai-lo, n. View full entry 1969
...‘Foreign devil’, a name given by the Chinese to foreigners....
10. kyat, n. View full entry 1952
...The basic monetary unit of Burma (Myanmar) since 1952....
11. mabe, n. View full entry 1940
...In full mabe pearl. A type of large, usually hemispherical cultured pearl, grown on the inside shell of an oyster rather than within the body, and often (because of its...
12. meze, n. View full entry 1904
...In Turkish, Greek, and Middle Eastern cookery: a selection of hot or cold dishes, served usually as an hors d'oeuvre or with an aperitif; a single dish of this type....
13. Midori, n. View full entry 1978
...A proprietary name for: a Japanese melon liqueur. Freq. attrib., esp. in the names of cocktails including the liqueur....
14. omakase, n. View full entry 1979
...In a Japanese restaurant: a menu choice in which the chef decides what food the customer receives....
15. omiai, n. View full entry 1970
...In a Japanese arranged marriage: = miai...
16. oolong, n. View full entry 1845
...A variety of dark-coloured China tea. Also oolong tea....
17. oopack, n. View full entry 1855
...A variety of black China tea....
18. oshibori, n. View full entry 1956
...At a Japanese meal: a small dampened towel for wiping the hands and face before eating. Also in extended use. Also attrib., esp. in oshibori towel....
19. pachinko, n. View full entry 1952
...A form of pinball originating in Japan and played on an upright machine. Freq. attrib., esp. in pachinko parlour....
20. ponzu, n. View full entry 1966
...More fully ponzu sauce. In Japanese cookery: a sauce made with soy sauce and bitter citrus juice, and sometimes dashi, mirin, or vinegar, typically mixed with condiments such as bonito...
