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List of English words of Korean origin - Definition and Overview |
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Non-cultural
The following words are used in the English language for concepts that are not specific to Korean culture.
- gosu
- from 고수, a person with great skill (internet slang)
Commerce
- chaebol
- 재벌, a conglomerate
Culinary
- kalbi
- from 갈비, a marinated meat dish
- kimchi
- from 김치, a fermented chillied vegetable side dish
- soju
- from 소주, Korean rice wine
Military and martial arts terminology
- hapkido
- from 합기도, a modern martial art
- taekwondo
- from 태권도, a globally-popular sport and martial art
- taekyon
- from 택견, a traditional martial art
Miscellaneous
- gook
- from 국, an ethnic slur derived from either Hanguk (한국) or Miguk (미국)
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