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chaebol

/ˈt͡ʃeɪbʌl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables
chae-bol
IPA
/ˈt͡ʃeɪbʌl/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large, family-controlled, South Korean business conglomerate.

Etymology

From the McCune-Reischauer romanization of Korean 재벌(財閥) (Jaebeol). Doublet of zaibatsu.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ^재벌(財閥)

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈt͡ʃeɪbʌl/
  • British English: /ˈt͡ʃeɪbʌl/

Inflected Forms

chaebols (plural) chaebŏl (alternative) jaebol (alternative) jaebeol (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

zaibatsu

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce chaebol?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃeɪbʌl/.
What does chaebol mean?
A large, family-controlled, South Korean business conglomerate.
Where does chaebol come from?
It is traced to Korean.

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