English Explanatory Dictionary

nabe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Neighborhood.
  2. Neighborhood theater, neighborhood cinema.
noun
  1. A Japanese hot pot dish.

Pronunciation

/neɪb/ /ˈnɑbeɪ/

Word forms

nabe nabes

Etymology

Clipping of neighborhood; compare hood. In attributive use, attested since 1922; in noun sense “neighborhood”, since 1942; in noun sense “neighborhood theater”, since 1933, originally in New York City.

Synonyms

nabemono
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