bulgogi
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Korean 불고기 (bulgogi, from 불 (bul, “fire”) + 고기 (gogi, “meat”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʊlˈɡoʊɡiː/
Noun
bulgogi (usually uncountable, plural bulgogis)
- A Korean dish of shredded (usually marinated) beef with vegetables.
- 2010 August 9, Justine Rude, The Washington Post:
- Your choice of bulgogi steak, tangy chicken or carmelized[sic] tofu with one of two slaws in a corn tortilla and topped with siracha sauce, lime crema, cilantro and sesame seeds.
- 2015, Han Kang, translated by Deborah Smith, The Vegetarian, Granta, published 2018, page 19:
- Later that day, when you sat down to a meal of bulgogi, you spat out the second mouthful and picked out something glittering.
- 2021 July 23, Eric Kim, “Bulgogi, Any Way You Slice It”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 July 2021, Food[2]:
- For Ms. Park, a forensic chemist for the New Jersey State Police who has since retired, bulgogi was a weeknight workhorse, even without the convenience of pre-sliced meat.
- (by extension) Any of various Korean dishes of grilled meat in this style.
- The meat in these dishes, traditionally grilled at the table.
Synonyms
- (meat dish): Korean barbecue
Hyponyms
(meat dish):
- dak bulgogi / chicken bulgogi
- dwaeji bulgogi / pork bulgogi
Translations
a Korean dish
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Korean 불고기 (bulgogi, from 불 (bul, “fire”) + 고기 (gogi, “meat”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bul.ɡo.ɡi/
Noun
bulgogi m (plural bulgogis)
- bulgogi
- Synonym: barbecue coréen