Definition of hibachi

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hi·ba·chi    (h-bäch) KEY 

NOUN:
pl. hi·ba·chis

A portable charcoal-burning brazier with a grill, used chiefly for cooking.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Japanese : hi, fire + bachi, bowl (from Middle Chinese pat, puat, Buddhist monk's begging bowl, from Sanskrit ptram, cup, bowl; see p(i)- in Indo-European roots)