ちゃんこ

noun

chanko stew; sumo wrestler's hot pot

A hearty stew of fish, meat, and vegetables, traditionally eaten by sumo wrestlers. Often used in the compound ちゃんこ鍋.

See also: ちゃんこ鍋 (ちゃんこなべ)

• 相撲すもう部屋べやでは毎まい日にちちゃんこを作つくる。

  In a sumo stable, they make chanko every day.

• ちゃんこ鍋なべを囲かこんでみんなで食たべた。

  We all gathered around the chanko hot pot and ate together.