Meaning
A charcoal grill used to prepare Japanese food for customers seated around the cooking area.
Etymology
Origin: Japanese
From Japanese 炉端 (robata, literally “side of irori”), from 炉 (ro, “irori”) + はた (hata, “side”).
NYT Puzzle Appearances
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