jjajangmyeon

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noun

A Korean dish of noodles with a sauce made from black beans.

OriginKorean 짜장면 →
Scrabble 39
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Meanings

nounjjajangmyeon (uncountable)

alternative jajangmyeon

  1. uncountableA Korean dish of noodles with a sauce made from black beans.

    It would not be an understatement to say Korean diets would not be the same without this dish – most Koreans eat it regularly, and have their favorite jjajangmyeon delivery shop on speed dial.

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

Origin

  1. Korean짜장면
  2. Englishjjajangmyeon

Borrowed from Korean 짜장면 (jjajangmyeon). Doublet of zhajiangmian.

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APA

jjajangmyeon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jjajangmyeon

MLA

“jjajangmyeon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jjajangmyeon. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jjajangmyeon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jjajangmyeon.

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