Meaning & use
hibachi
A small, portable Japanese heating device that burns charcoal, or, in the U.S., a hot grill used for tabletop cooking.
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They lit the hibachi in the backyard and grilled skewers of chicken over the coals.
The chef flipped shrimp and rice on the sizzling hibachi grill in front of delighted diners.
A note on using this word
In the United States, "hibachi" usually refers to a flat-top teppanyaki grill, which differs from the small charcoal heater used traditionally in Japan.
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