Korean stew; Korean hot pot
A Japanese term for a Korean-style spicy stew or hot pot, often made with kimchi, meat, and vegetables. The word チゲ comes from Korean jjigae.
See also: チゲ
On cold days, I crave Korean hot pot.
Let's have kimchi jjigae hot pot tonight.
From Korean 찌개 (jjigae, 'stew') combined with Japanese 鍋 (nabe, 'pot'). The term is used in Japan to refer to a Korean-style hot pot dish.