kimchee

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A form of kimchi — A Korean dish made of vegetables, such as cabbage or radishes, that are salted, seasoned, and stored in sealed containers to undergo lactic acid fermentation.

UncommonScrabble 18

Meanings

nounkimchee (countable and uncountable, plural kimchees)

plural kimchees

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of kimchi.

    Then [Robert] McNamara indicated that the hangup was kimchee. The Pentagon was perfectly willing to send ships, tanks, guns, and ammunition; but when the question of fermented cabbage arose, the budget cutters worked overtime.

    1976, Hubert H. Humphrey, The Education of a Public Man: My Life and Politics, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 334
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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