tteokbokki

/tɒkˈbəʊki/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

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noun

Uncountable

"At the Momofuku restaurants, David Chang made his name by layering the intense flavors of Korea into Japanese and American dishes; at Ssam Bar, his version of tteokbokki is crossbred with Italian gnocchi in a light, fiery, herb-spiked pork sauce."

Borrowed from Korean 떡볶이 (tteokbokki), from 떡 (tteok, “rice cake”) + 볶이 (bokki, “stir-fried and seasoned food”).

tteok-bokki (alternative)

low-key poke smoky loki smokey hokey pokey toki okie hokey pokey oaky folky

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The recorded pronunciation is /tɒkˈbəʊki/.

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Where does tteokbokki come from?

Borrowed from Korean 떡볶이 (tteokbokki), from 떡 (tteok, “rice cake”) + 볶이 (bokki, “stir-fried and seasoned food”).

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