Meanings
jeon1
plural jeons · alternative jun
- A fried, filled pancake-like food eaten in Korea
I had never noticed jeon in my youth, not like I do now. Maybe because they were always there, at every party, holiday, Tuesday night dinner.
2026 February 18, Eric Kim, “Jeon Is a Korean Favorite for a Reason. Here’s Why.”, in New York Times Cooking, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Feb 2026
jeon2
Jeon3
plural Jeons · alternative Chun
- A surname from Korean.
"That adds up really quickly," said Dylan Jeon, senior director of government relations with the National Retail Federation […] "We first heard about the issue in late August, early September," Mr Jeon said. "It's really impacting any business that deals with cash payments."
2025 October 31, Sakshi Venkatraman, “Businesses are running out of pennies in the US”, in BBC
Origin
jeon · noun
- Korean전(煎)
- Englishjeon
Borrowed from Korean 전(煎) (jeon).
More words from Korean
Full word history & related roots →jeon · noun
- Korean전(錢)
- Englishjeon
Borrowed from Korean 전(錢) (jeon).
More words from Korean
Full word history & related roots →Jeon · proper noun
- Korean전
- EnglishJeon
Borrowed from Korean 전 (jeon), derived from 全 or 田.
More words from Korean
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 餅 /饼
- 餅 /饼 (bǐng)a fried, filled pancake-like food eaten in Korea
Japanese ジョン
- ジョン (jon)a fried, filled pancake-like food eaten in Korea
Korean 전
- 전 (jeon)a fried, filled pancake-like food eaten in Korea
Russian чон
- чон (čon)a fried, filled pancake-like food eaten in Korea
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Cite this entry
jeon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jeon
“jeon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jeon. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jeon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jeon.
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