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kimchi

Kimchi (noun) means a traditional Korean side dish of vegetables — most often cabbage — salted, seasoned with chilli and other spices, and left to ferment. Example: “No Korean meal feels complete without a bowl of kimchi.”

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A traditional Korean side dish of vegetables — most often cabbage — salted, seasoned with chilli and other spices, and left to ferment.
"No Korean meal feels complete without a bowl of kimchi."
"She makes her own kimchi every autumn using her grandmother's recipe."

How to use kimchi

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA spicy, tangy fermented Korean vegetable dish, usually made from cabbage, eaten as a side with almost every meal.

Common pairings
kimchi stew a jar of kimchi fermented kimchi

Word forms

kimchis plural

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Etymology

Borrowed from Korean gimchi, from words meaning "soaked" and "vegetable" — literally, fermented vegetables.

Origin: Korean

Frequently asked questions

What does “kimchi” mean?

The word “kimchi” means a traditional Korean side dish of vegetables — most often cabbage — salted, seasoned with chilli and other spices, and left to ferment. In plain terms, a spicy, tangy fermented Korean vegetable dish, usually made from cabbage, eaten as a side with almost every meal.

How do you use “kimchi” in a sentence?

Here is “kimchi” used in a sentence: “No Korean meal feels complete without a bowl of kimchi.”

What part of speech is “kimchi”?

“Kimchi” is a noun.

Where does the word “kimchi” come from?

The word “kimchi” comes from Korean. Borrowed from Korean gimchi, from words meaning "soaked" and "vegetable" — literally, fermented vegetables.

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