gochujang

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/ˈɡoʊ.t͡ʃu.d͡ʒæŋ//ɡɒ-//-d͡ʒu-//-d͡ʒɑŋ/

noun

A condiment based on red chili, used in Korean cuisine.

OriginKorean 고추장 →
Scrabble 23
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Meanings

noungochujang (usually uncountable, plural gochujangs)

plural gochujangs

  1. uncountableusuallyA condiment based on red chili, used in Korean cuisine.
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    This was where my obsession with jjigae began. I set out to learn how to make not only this gateway jjigae, but all of the most popular jjigae of Korean cuisine: sundubu jjigae, kimchi jiigae^([sic]), gochujang jjigae and doenjang jjigae. Chicken soup may be for the soul, but jjigae is comfort food of the highest order.

    2024 September 25, Jane Lee, “‘Jjigae is comfort food of the highest order’: my obsession with cooking Korea’s best-loved soups”, in The Guardian

Origin

  1. Korean고추장
  2. Englishgochujang

Borrowed from Korean 고추장 (gochujang).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 苦椒醬 /苦椒酱
  • 苦椒醬 /苦椒酱 (kǔjiāojiàng)a condiment based on red chili, used in Korean cuisine
Czech gochujang
  • gochujanga condiment based on red chili, used in Korean cuisine
Finnish gochujang
  • gochujanga condiment based on red chili, used in Korean cuisine
Hungarian kocshudzsang
  • kocshudzsanga condiment based on red chili, used in Korean cuisine
Indonesian gocujang
  • gocujanga condiment based on red chili, used in Korean cuisine
Japanese コチュジャン, コチジャン
  • コチュジャン (kochujan)a condiment based on red chili, used in Korean cuisine
  • コチジャン (kochijan)a condiment based on red chili, used in Korean cuisine
Korean 고추장
  • 고추장 (gochujang)a condiment based on red chili, used in Korean cuisine
Polish gochujang
  • gochujanga condiment based on red chili, used in Korean cuisine
Russian кочхуджа́н
  • кочхуджа́н (kočxudžán)a condiment based on red chili, used in Korean cuisine
Thai โคชูจัง
  • โคชูจัง (koo-chuu-jang)a condiment based on red chili, used in Korean cuisine
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APA

gochujang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gochujang

MLA

“gochujang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gochujang. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gochujang,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gochujang.

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