zabuton

[ za-boo-ton, -byoo- ]

noun

1. a large, flat cushion, used in Japan for sitting or kneeling on the floor. zafu.

Word History and Origins

Origin of zabuton¹

1885–90; < Japanese, equivalent to za seat (< Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese zuò sit) + -buton, combining form of futon futon

Example Sentences

Despite the high demand, Smith won’t make more because the burger meat takes up valuable real estate in the dry-age chamber where he needs to store his prized — and more profitable — Japanese A5 wagyu rib-eyes and marbled zabuton steaks.

From Seattle Times

But the best value might be his $58 dinner for two deal: a ssam platter showcasing a slab of charred kalbi wagyu zabuton with banchan sides.

From Seattle Times

And it retained its familiar, deep-red carpet floor and upper-deck seats, although the mats along the mezzanine were missing their signature cushions — zabuton in Japanese — that would normally be used for prime seating all the way up to the sumo ring.

From New York Times

Pastenaga appears about midway through the 15-course parade of modernist plates, ahead of several seafood compositions and well after the wagyu zabuton steak that arrives on the heels of an opening array of snacks.

From Seattle Times

Sankei, a Japanese daily, even featured a story, complete with a photo of a flying zabuton, headlined, “Mr. Trump to watch the final day matches. Fear of zabuton.”

From Washington Post