halmoni

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noun

An elderly Korean woman, typically a grandmother.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

nounhalmoni (plural halmonis)

plural halmonis

  1. An elderly Korean woman, typically a grandmother.

Origin

  1. Korean할머니“grandmother; old woman”
  2. Englishhalmoni

From Korean 할머니 (halmeoni, “grandmother; old woman”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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