バイキング

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Japanese

 バイキング on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

Borrowing from English Viking. Second meaning comes from name of restaurant, Viking, which introduced smorgasbord style into Japan.

Pronunciation

Noun

バイキング (Baikingu

  1. Alternative form of ヴァイキング (Vaikingu, Viking) (one of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors)
  2. Short for バイキング料理 (Baikingu ryōri, smorgasbord).
    Synonyms: 食べ放題, ビュッフェ