짬밥

Korean

Etymology

Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 잔반 (殘飯, janban, “leftover food, throw-away food”), in reference to the poor quality. Contaminated by 밥 (bap, “food”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕ͈a̠mp͈a̠p̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [짬빱]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jjambap
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jjambab
McCune–Reischauer?	tchampap
Yale Romanization?	ccamqpap

Noun

짬밥 • (jjambap)

1. (military slang) army rations
2. (military slang) Synonym of 짬 (jjam, “seniority among army conscripts”)

Related terms

• 짬 (jjam, “seniority among army conscripts”)