japchae

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noun

A Korean dish made of sweet-potato dangmyeon cellophane noodles, vegetables and other ingredients.

OriginKorean 잡채(雜菜) →
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Meanings

nounjapchae (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA Korean dish made of sweet-potato dangmyeon cellophane noodles, vegetables and other ingredients.

    There are no precise rules governing the precise assortment of vegetables in japchae, but most recipes won’t stray far from the standard collection of mushrooms, carrots, spinach, onions, and leeks.

    2023 June 29, Violet Kim, “Korean food: 39 dishes we can’t live without”, in CNN

Origin

  1. Korean잡채(雜菜)
  2. Englishjapchae

Borrowed from Korean 잡채(雜菜) (japchae). Doublet of chap chye.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 雜菜 /杂菜
  • 雜菜 /杂菜 (zácài)Korean dish
French japchae
  • japchaeKorean dish
Hindi चॉपसुई
  • चॉपसुई (cŏpsuī)Korean dish
Japanese チャプチェ
  • チャプチェ (chapuche)Korean dish
Korean 잡채
  • 잡채 (japchae)Korean dish
Spanish japchae
  • japchaeKorean dish
Tagalog japchae, jabchae
  • japchaeKorean dish
  • jabchaeKorean dish
  • chapchaeKorean dish
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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