Etymology

tteokbokki

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Today it means: Stir-fried sliced tteoks (Korean rice cakes) seasoned with red pepper paste. Full definition →

Korean 떡볶이
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  1. Korean · borrowed from떡볶이
  2. English todaytteokbokki

Borrowed from Korean 떡볶이 (tteokbokki), from 떡 (tteok, “rice cake”) + 볶이 (bokki, “stir-fried and seasoned food”).

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