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bancan.

banchan: a small dish of food served with cooked rice in Korean cuisine

6 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbant͡ʃan/Standard-Indonesian[ˈbaɲ.t͡ʃan]Standard-Indonesian
  1. banchan: a small dish of food served with cooked rice in Korean cuisine

Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Korean 반찬 (banchan), from Sino-Korean word from 飯饌, from 飯 (“rice; food”) + 饌 (“side dish”).

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