Meanings
- uncountableA Korean soup made from ox bones, meat, and other ingredients.
There is nothing like a steaming bowl of seolleongtang on a cold winter day, salted and peppered to your taste, and complemented by nothing more than rice and kkakdugi kimchi.
2023 June 29, Violet Kim, “Korean food: 39 dishes we can’t live without”, in CNN
Origin
- Korean설렁탕
- Englishseolleongtang
Borrowed from Korean 설렁탕 (seolleongtang).
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seolleongtang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seolleongtang
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