hibachi

[hi-bah-chee] Origin

hi·ba·chi

[hi-bah-chee]
noun
a small Japanese-style charcoal brazier covered with a grill, usually used for outdoor cooking.

Origin:
1860–65; < Japanese, equivalent to hi fire (earlier fi(y) < *poi) +-bachi combining form of hachi pot, earlier fati < Middle Chinese, akin to Chinese monk's bowl; perhaps < Pali patta < Sanskrit pā́tra drinking vessel
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hibachi (hɪˈbɑːtʃɪ)
 
n
a portable brazier for heating and cooking food
 
[from Japanese, from hi fire + bachi bowl]

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hibachi
1863, from Japanese hibachi "firepot," from hi "fire" + hachi "bowl, pot."
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