goguryeo
/ɡoʊˈɡʊəɹjoʊ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
An ancient kingdom in modern Korea, one of the Three Kingdoms, existing from 37 BCE to 668 CE; at its maximum covering all of North Korea, the northern part of South Korea, parts of Manchuria in northeast China, and parts of Primorsky Krai in Russia.
Example Sentences
- "During the Goguryeo kingdom (37 B.C. to A.D. 668), the Maek people in the northern Korean Peninsula ate maekjeok, a dish of grilled pork marinated in doenjang, a fermented soybean paste. Years later, maekjeok evolved into neobiani, a dish of broad, thin slices of beef tenderized and grilled over flames. A feature of royal court cuisine during the Joseon dynasty (1392 to 1910), neobiani is considered a predecessor to today’s beloved bulgogi."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: ^고구려(高句麗)
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɡoʊˈɡʊəɹjoʊ/
- British English: /ɡəʊˈɡʊəjəʊ/