jang

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noun

Fermented ingredients used as the base for many Korean dishes and sauces.

OriginKorean 장 →
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Meanings

jang1

nounjang (uncountable)
  1. uncountableFermented ingredients used as the base for many Korean dishes and sauces.

Jang2

proper nounJang (countable and uncountable, plural Jangs)

plural Jangs

  1. countableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableAn island of the Marshall Islands in Maloelap Atoll, Ratak Chain, Micronesia, Pacific Ocean.

Jang3

proper nounJang (plural Jangs)

plural Jangs · alternative Chang · alternative Zhang · alternative Zang · alternative Yang · alternative Jahng · alternative Jean

  1. A surname from Korean.
    1. A Korean surname from Chinese.

Jang4

proper noun
  1. A village in Eastern Rukum district, Lumbini, Nepal.

Origin

Jang · proper noun

  1. Korean장
  2. EnglishJang

From Korean Revised Romanization of Korean 장 (jang); from 張, 章, 莊, 蔣; from Chinese.

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Jang · proper noun

  1. Nepaliजाङ
  2. EnglishJang

From Nepali जाङ (jāṅ).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

jang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jang

MLA

“jang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jang. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jang,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jang.

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