shabu-shabu

or sya·bu-sya·bu

[ shah-boo-shah-boo ]

noun
  1. a Japanese dish of thinly sliced meat and vegetables boiled quickly in broth and served with various dipping sauces.

Origin of shabu-shabu

1
First recorded in 1960-65; from Japanese; imitative of the sound of boiling water

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