tteokguk

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noun

A Korean dish containing sliced rice cakes (tteok), beef, eggs, and other ingredients, traditionally eaten during the Korean New Year.

OriginKorean 떡국 →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nountteokguk (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA Korean dish containing sliced rice cakes (tteok), beef, eggs, and other ingredients, traditionally eaten during the Korean New Year.

    Originally tteokguk was strictly eaten on the first day of the Lunar New Year to signify good luck and the gaining of another year in age.

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

Origin

  1. Korean떡국
  2. Englishtteokguk

Borrowed from Korean 떡국 (tteokguk).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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