bingsu

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English

Pat-bingsu (red-(azuki)-bean bingsu)

Etymology

From Korean 빙수(氷水) (bingsu, “shaved ice”).

Noun

bingsu (countable and uncountable, plural bingsus)

  1. A Korean shaved ice dessert with sweet toppings that may include chopped fruit, condensed milk, fruit syrup, and red (azuki) beans.
    • 2018 July, “Seoul Network”, in Seoul, number 180, Seoul Selection, page 55:
      The Water Survival Package provides a one-night stay, free use of the outdoor pool, two water guns and a bingsu from the Café Delmar.
    • 2019 July 15, Cicely Rubottom, “This Dessert Cafe In Houston Serves Giant S'mores Toast And The Best Bingsus In The Ci”, in Narcity‎:
      This Dessert Cafe In Houston Serves Giant S'mores Toast And The Best Bingsus In The Ci
    • 2021, Sarah Suk, Made in Korea, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, →ISBN, page 227:
      I carried a bowl of bingsu over to our spot, this time the classic patbingsu: just shaved ice with red bean and a few pieces of rice cake on top.
    • 2021 August 20, “Expensive bingsus become popular in Korea”, in The Dong-a Ilbo‎:
      Expensive bingsus, which sell for close to 100,000 won per bowl at hotels, have recently become popular in Korea.
    • 2021 October 16, Yip Jieying, “New Korean Dessert Cafe Sells Milo Bingsu & Mango Sticky Rice Shibuya Toast”, in Today‎:
      Oh My Mango specialises in bingsus, shibuya toast and a range of iced beverages like frappés and coffee. Prices for the pretty bingsus start from $11.90 for the Thai Milk Tea Bingsu to $14.90 for the Mango Coco Duo Bingsu with fresh mango cubes and coconut ice cream.
    • 2022, Grace K. Shim, The Noh Family, Kokila, page 180:
      We decide to balance out the grease with something sweet, so she takes me to a bingsu place around the corner.

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Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: bing‧su

Etymology 1

From Toraja-Sa'dan bingsu (“religious leader”).

Noun

bingsu (first-person possessive bingsuku, second-person possessive bingsumu, third-person possessive bingsunya)

  1. (religious, Toraja) terminology for the Torajan religious leader (similar like priest concept) in the eastern region of Toraja

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Korean 빙수 (bingsu, “shaved ice”), from Sino-Korean word from 氷水.

Noun

bingsu (first-person possessive bingsuku, second-person possessive bingsumu, third-person possessive bingsunya)

  1. (cooking) Korean shaved ice.
    Synonym: es serut

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