Etymology

samgyeopsal

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Today it means: A Korean dish of sliced pork belly that is typically cooked at the table. Full definition →

Korean 삼겹살
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  1. Korean · borrowed from삼겹살
  2. English todaysamgyeopsal

Borrowed from Korean 삼겹살 (samgyeopsal, literally “three-layered meat”), referring to the layered appearance of the fat.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.