Meanings
nounpajeon (plural pajeons or pajeon)
plural pajeons
- A Korean pancake made with green onions.
But high-end restaurants in Seoul are now turning away from Western food and toward Korean tradition, drawing on both everyday snacks like pajeon and painstaking arts like the making of tteok, sticky rice pounded into a dizzying array of shapes, colors and flavors.
2009 September 23, Julia Moskin, “Culinary Diplomacy With a Side of Kimchi”, in New York Times
Origin
- Korean파전
- Englishpajeon
From Korean 파전 (pajeon).
More words from Korean
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Chinese Mandarin 朝鮮蔥餅 /朝鲜葱饼
- 朝鮮蔥餅 /朝鲜葱饼 (Cháoxiǎn cōngbǐng)a Korean pancake made with green onions
Japanese パジョン
- パジョン (pajon)a Korean pancake made with green onions
Korean 파전
- 파전 (pajeon)a Korean pancake made with green onions
Russian паджо́н
- паджо́н (padžón)a Korean pancake made with green onions
Cite this entry
APA
pajeon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pajeon
MLA
“pajeon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pajeon. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pajeon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pajeon.
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