Gukbap
/ˈkʊk.bɑːp/noun
A Korean dish consisting of rice served in soup or broth, often with meat or other ingredients.
Did you know?In Korean, gukbap is written 국밥, combining 국 (soup or broth) with 밥 (cooked rice), a pairing central to Korea’s traditional food culture.
Etymological Timeline
Middle Korean
Korean
국 (kuk)
“Soup, broth, or cooked liquid food”
Middle Korean
Korean
밥 (pap)
“Cooked rice or a meal”
Pre-modern Korean
Korean
국밥
“Rice served in soup or broth”
20th Century
Korean
gukbap
“Revised Romanization of 국밥”
Modern English
English
gukbap
“A Korean soup-and-rice dish, used as a culinary loanword”