nabe

noun

ˈnāb How to pronounce nabe (audio)
Synonyms of nabenext
1
: a neighborhood theater
—usually used in plural with the
2
: neighborhood sense 4

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although it has undergone several transformations over the years, Times Square remains one of New York's most fabled nabes
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Set a large nabe or 6-quart Dutch oven on a tabletop burner at the table. — Eleanore Park, WSJ, 9 May 2018 Also on the menu are pasta and udon dishes, nabe, izakaya, gyoza, soft shell crab, chicken karaage and more. — Brock Keeling, Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026 An agent had shown them a penthouse at a place in Edgewater, a buzzy mainland nabe popular with start-up types and crypto bros. — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 3 Apr. 2026 The couple tells Vogue that one of their first viral videos was of them making cabbage mille-feuille nabe, a Japanese dish of layered pork and cabbage in a dashi broth. — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nabe

Word History

Etymology

by shortening & alteration from neighborhood

First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of nabe was in 1933

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“Nabe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nabe. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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