kalguksu

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noun

A type of Korean noodle that is often cooked with seafood.

OriginKorean 칼국수 →
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Meanings

nounkalguksu (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA type of Korean noodle that is often cooked with seafood.

    Since its 1966 opening, this noodle shop’s steaming kalguksu noodles have had locals and tourists flocking to Myeong-dong.

    2017 July 12, Frances Cha and Lucy Corne, “50 reasons why Seoul is the world’s greatest city”, in CNN

Origin

  1. Korean칼국수
  2. Englishkalguksu

Borrowed from Korean 칼국수 (kalguksu).

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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