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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tteok

/tʌk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tteok
IPA
/tʌk/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of sweet cake from Korea, made from rice flour.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 떡 (tteok).

Inflected Forms

tteoks (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

hotteok tteokbokki

Synonyms

dduk toppoki

Homonyms

tuck (one pronunciation) duck (one pronunciation) tuck

Rhymes With

fuck luck stuck truck bed truck struck suck duck chuck buck pressed duck puck

Questions

How do you pronounce tteok?
The recorded pronunciation is /tʌk/.
What does tteok mean?
A type of sweet cake from Korea, made from rice flour.
Where does tteok come from?
Borrowed from Korean 떡 (tteok).

How to pronounce tteok

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/tʌk/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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