# robata

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A charcoal grill used to prepare Japanese food for customers seated around the cooking area.
2. A restaurant featuring such a grill.

## Etymology
From Japanese 炉端 (robata, literally “side of irori”), from 炉 (ro, “irori”) + はた (hata, “side”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/robata