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shabu-shabu

American  
[shah-boo-shah-boo] / ˈʃɑ buˈʃɑ bu /
Or syabu-syabu

noun

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

Etymology

Origin of shabu-shabu

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

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