kongguksu

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noun

A Korean dish that consists of noodles and soybeans.

OriginKorean 콩국수 →
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Meanings

nounkongguksu (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA Korean dish that consists of noodles and soybeans.

    And if the pale, spring green julienne cucumbers placed on the hand-ground, snow-white soybean doesn’t tip you off, kongguksu is a highly nutritious dish that also happens to be vegetarian-friendly.

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

Origin

  1. Korean콩“soybean”
  2. Korean콩국수
  3. Englishkongguksu

Borrowed from Korean 콩국수 (kongguksu), from Korean 콩 (kong, “soybean”) + 국수 (guksu, “noodle”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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