bulgogi

• bul'gogi

Borrowed from Korean 불고기 (bulgogi, from 불 (bul, “fire”) +‎ 고기 (gogi, “meat”)).

• IPA^(key): /bʊlˈɡoʊɡiː/

bulgogi (uncountable)

1. A Korean dish of shredded (usually marinated) beef with vegetables.
   • 2010 August 9, Justine Rude, The Washington Post:

     Your choice of bulgogi steak, tangy chicken or carmelized^[sic] tofu with one of two slaws in a corn tortilla and topped with siracha sauce, lime crema, cilantro and sesame seeds.

   • 2015, Han Kang, translated by Deborah Smith, The Vegetarian, Granta, published 2018, page 19:

     Later that day, when you sat down to a meal of bulgogi, you spat out the second mouthful and picked out something glittering.

2. (by extension) Any of various Korean dishes of grilled meat in this style.
3. The meat in these dishes, traditionally grilled at the table.

• (meat dish): Korean barbecue

(meat dish):

• dak bulgogi / chicken bulgogi
• dwaeji bulgogi / pork bulgogi

Borrowed from Korean 불고기 (bulgogi, from 불 (bul, “fire”) +‎ 고기 (gogi, “meat”)).

• IPA^(key): /bul.ɡo.ɡi/

bulgogi m (plural bulgogis)

1. bulgogi

   Synonym: barbecue coréen