1. a small portable charcoal grill or brazier used in Japanese cooking
Usage: originally Japanese; now common in English-speaking countries
2. a Japanese cooking method or dining experience in which food is grilled on a flat iron surface in front of diners at a restaurant table
Usage: often refers to the restaurant style or entertainment aspect

Examples

• We cooked vegetables and meat on the hibachi in our backyard.
• The hibachi grill was small enough to fit on the apartment balcony.
• At the hibachi restaurant, the chef prepared our dinner right in front of us.
• She bought a portable hibachi for camping trips.
• The hibachi experience combines cooking and entertainment.
• Traditional hibachis use charcoal as fuel.
• We watched the chef's impressive knife skills at the hibachi table.