jorim

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noun

A Korean dish of meat, fish, vegetables, etc. simmered in sauce.

OriginKorean 조림 →
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Meanings

nounjorim (countable and uncountable, plural jorims or jorim)

plural jorims

  1. countableuncountableA Korean dish of meat, fish, vegetables, etc. simmered in sauce.

Origin

  1. Korean졸임
  2. Korean조림
  3. Englishjorim

From Korean 조림 (jorim) (South Korean) or Korean 졸임 (jorim) (North Korean), verbal noun of 조리다 (jorida, “to boil down”), from the causative form of 졸다 (jolda).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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