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cheong

cheong noun: any of various Korean sweet syrups and fruit preserves.

Noun

cheong (uncountable)

  1. Any of various Korean sweet syrups and fruit preserves.

Proper noun capitalized: Cheong

Cheong (plural Cheongs)

  1. A surname from Chinese.

Forms of cheong

pluralCheongs

Origin of cheong

Borrowed from Korean 청(淸) (cheong).

From various Chinese surnames, such as Cantonese 張／张 (zoeng¹) or 蔣／蒋 (zoeng²), Hokkien 鍾／钟 (Chiong).

Questions about cheong

What does cheong mean?
Cheong means any of various Korean sweet syrups and fruit preserves.
What part of speech is cheong?
Cheong can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near cheong in the dictionary

  1. Cheon
  2. Cheonan
  3. Cheondoism
  4. Cheondoist
  5. Cheondoists
  6. cheong
  7. cheong fun
  8. cheonggukjang
  9. cheongju
  10. Cheongs
  11. cheongsam

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