Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gwarosa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gwarosa
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Karoshi; death from overwork.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It takes Park Hyun-suk, a widow who lost her husband to gwarosa – the Korean word for death by overwork – a long time to find a photo of them together."

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 과로사 (gwarosa). Doublet of guolaosi and karoshi.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does gwarosa mean?: Karoshi; death from overwork.
Where does gwarosa come from?: Borrowed from Korean 과로사 (gwarosa). Doublet of guolaosi and karoshi.

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