kimchi-jjigae

noun

A Korean stew, a jjigae, or stew-like Korean dish, made with kimchi and other ingredients

OriginKorean 김치찌개 →
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Meanings

nounkimchi-jjigae (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA Korean stew, a jjigae, or stew-like Korean dish, made with kimchi and other ingredients

Origin

  1. Korean김치찌개
  2. Englishkimchi-jjigae

Borrowed from Korean 김치찌개 (gimchijjigae).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 泡菜鍋 /泡菜锅
  • 泡菜鍋 /泡菜锅 (pàocài guō)a Korean kimchi stew
Japanese キムチチゲ
  • キムチチゲ (kimuchi chige)a Korean kimchi stew
Korean 김치찌개
  • 김치찌개 (gimchijjigae)a Korean kimchi stew
Russian кимчхиччигэ́, кимчи чиге́
  • кимчхиччигэ́ (kimčxiččigɛ́)a Korean kimchi stew
  • кимчи чиге́ (kimči čigé)a Korean kimchi stew
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Chicago

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