오마카세

Korean

Etymology

From Japanese お任せ (omakase, “it's up to you”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [o̞ma̠kʰa̠sʰe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [오마카세]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	omakase
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	omakase
McCune–Reischauer?	omak'ase
Yale Romanization?	oma.khasey

Noun

오마카세 • (omakase)

1. chef's choice restaurant, omakase restaurant

   스테이크 오마카세

   seuteikeu omakase

   steak restaurant where the chef decides the menu

   오마카세는 너무 비싸서 못 가.

   omakaseneun neomu bissaseo mot ga.

   I can't go to a chef's choice restaurant because it's too expensive.

2. (by extension, usually gourmet, especially Japanese) restaurant serving a full course meal

Usage notes

In part due to omakase not being common in Korea and in part due to this word's rise to fame online, the meaning of this word has expanded to cover basically any restaurant serving full course meals. However, some speakers may still consider this an incorrect usage.