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Food & Drink

ばくばく

baku-baku

Devouring food rapidly, wolfing down

Eating large amounts of food at great speed — scarfing down a meal without pausing, driven by extreme hunger.

💡A starving athlete after practice — 'He baku-baku devoured three bowls of rice!'

Example

お腹が空いてカレーをばくばく食べた。

I was so hungry I baku-baku ate the curry.

Quiz yourself

The kids ___ devoured all the pizza in five minutes.

子供たちがピザを○○食べた。

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Intermediate