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Laver vs Kimbap - What's the difference?

laver | kimbap |

As nouns the difference between laver and kimbap

is that laver is a red alga of the genus porphyra or laver can be a basin for washing while kimbap is a korean dish of steamed white rice and other ingredients rolled in sheets of dried laver seaweed and served in bite-size slices.

laver

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) (see below).

Noun

  • A red alga of the genus Porphyra .
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) laveoir, from (etyl) lavatorium. Compare (lavatory).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A basin for washing.
  • * , II.xii:
  • Infinit streames continually did well / Out of this fountaine, sweet and faire to see, / The which into an ample lauer fell
  • One who laves; a washer.
  • That which washes or cleanses.
  • Anagrams

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    kimbap

    English

    Alternative forms

    * gimbap

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia kimbap)
  • A Korean dish of steamed white rice and other ingredients rolled in sheets of dried laver seaweed and served in bite-size slices.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2009, date=June 3, author=Julia Moskin, title=Ethnic and Affordable, work=New York Times citation
  • , passage=First-time visitors to this takeout spot in Koreatown should try the buffet; regulars come for noodles and kimbap , or Korean-style sushi filled with pickled vegetables: 12 West 32nd Street; (212) 244-1115. }}

    See also

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