Etymology

buldak

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Today it means: A heavily spiced Korean dish of barbecued chicken. Full definition →

Korean 불닭
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  1. Korean · borrowed from불닭
  2. English todaybuldak

Borrowed from Korean 불닭 (buldak), from 불 (bul, “fire”) + 닭 (dak, “fowl, chicken”).

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