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Banchan

2 stages from Korean to English.

Today it means small side dishes served alongside rice in a traditional Korean meal
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Stage 1 of 2
banchan
Korean · medieval
"a side dish"
literally side dish, the small savory dishes served alongside rice in Korean meals
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Stage 2 of 2
banchan
English · 1900s
"small side dishes served with a Korean meal"
adopted directly as Korean cuisine spread internationally
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