bingsu

From Korean 빙수(氷水) (bingsu, “shaved ice”).

bingsu (countable and uncountable, plural bingsus)

1. A Korean shaved ice dessert with sweet toppings that may include chopped fruit, condensed milk, fruit syrup, and red (azuki) beans.
   • 2018 July, “Seoul Network”, in Seoul, number 180, Seoul Selection, page 55:

     The Water Survival Package provides a one-night stay, free use of the outdoor pool, two water guns and a bingsu from the Café Delmar.

   • 2019 July 15, Cicely Rubottom, “This Dessert Cafe In Houston Serves Giant S'mores Toast And The Best Bingsus In The Ci”, in Narcity‎:

     This Dessert Cafe In Houston Serves Giant S'mores Toast And The Best Bingsus In The Ci

   • 2021, Sarah Suk, Made in Korea, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, →ISBN, page 227:

     I carried a bowl of bingsu over to our spot, this time the classic patbingsu: just shaved ice with red bean and a few pieces of rice cake on top.

   • 2021 August 20, “Expensive bingsus become popular in Korea”, in The Dong-a Ilbo‎:

     Expensive bingsus, which sell for close to 100,000 won per bowl at hotels, have recently become popular in Korea.

   • 2021 October 16, Yip Jieying, “New Korean Dessert Cafe Sells Milo Bingsu & Mango Sticky Rice Shibuya Toast”, in Today‎:

     Oh My Mango specialises in bingsus, shibuya toast and a range of iced beverages like frappés and coffee. Prices for the pretty bingsus start from $11.90 for the Thai Milk Tea Bingsu to $14.90 for the Mango Coco Duo Bingsu with fresh mango cubes and coconut ice cream.

   • 2022, Grace K. Shim, The Noh Family, Kokila, page 180:

     We decide to balance out the grease with something sweet, so she takes me to a bingsu place around the corner.

• Bingsu on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɪŋsu]
• Hyphenation: bing‧su

From Toraja-Sa'dan bingsu (“religious leader”).

bingsu (first-person possessive bingsuku, second-person possessive bingsumu, third-person possessive bingsunya)

1. (religious, Toraja) terminology for the Torajan religious leader (similar like priest concept) in the eastern region of Toraja

Learned borrowing from Korean 빙수 (bingsu, “shaved ice”), from Sino-Korean word from 氷水.

bingsu (first-person possessive bingsuku, second-person possessive bingsumu, third-person possessive bingsunya)

1. (cooking) Korean shaved ice.

   Synonym: es serut

• “bingsu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.