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.”
How to use kimchi
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA spicy, tangy fermented Korean vegetable dish, usually made from cabbage, eaten as a side with almost every meal.
Word forms
kimchis plural
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No Korean meal feels complete without a bowl of _____.
Etymology
Borrowed from Korean gimchi, from words meaning "soaked" and "vegetable" — literally, fermented vegetables.
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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