Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

makgeolli

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables: mak-ge-ol-li
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional alcoholic beverage in Korea, made of rice.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Korean 막걸리 (makgeolli).

Origin

Source language: Korean

Word Breakdown

Root: 막걸리

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

makkoli (alternative)

Questions

What does makgeolli mean?: A traditional alcoholic beverage in Korea, made of rice.
Where does makgeolli come from?: It is traced to Korean.

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