noun
jeon
noun
1
A savory Korean pancake made by coating sliced vegetables, meat, or fish in flour and egg and pan-frying them.
"We ordered kimchi jeon and seafood jeon to share."
How to Use Jeon
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA pan-fried Korean pancake, often filled with vegetables, seafood, or kimchi.
Common pairings
kimchi jeon
seafood jeon
fry jeon
Word Forms
jeon plural, jeons plural, Jeons plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from Korean 전 (jeon).