Vocabulary

What does 麻婆 (マーボー, maaboo) mean?

麻婆 (マーボー, maaboo) means mapo (style of dish); dish featuring minced meat stir-fried and seasoned with chili bean paste (e.g. mabo nasu).

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Readingマーボー
Romajimaaboo
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マーボー
maaboo

mapo (style of dish); dish featuring minced meat stir-fried and seasoned with chili bean paste (e.g. mabo nasu)

  1. 1noun mapo (style of dish); dish featuring minced meat stir-fried and seasoned with chili bean paste (e.g. mabo nasu)
  2. 2noun mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat); mabo tofu

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