hi·ba·chi (hĭ-bä'chē) n.
pl.hi·ba·chis A portable charcoal-burning brazier with a grill, used chiefly for cooking.
[Japanese : hi, fire + bachi, bowl (from Middle Chinese pat, puat, Buddhist monk's begging bowl, from Sanskrit pātram, cup, bowl; see pō(i)- in Indo-European roots).]