Where does “밥도둑” come from?

밥도둑 (Korean) comes from Korean 도둑 — thief.

밥도둑 (Korean): banchan (side dish) that is so delicious that it seems to steal the rice away

Definitions

  1. banchan (side dish) that is so delicious that it seems to steal the rice away

Ancestry of “밥도둑”, step by step

밥도둑 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 도둑

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean도둑thief

via Korean 밥

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean밥cooked rice; food, meal; feed
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