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jjigae

/ˈd͡ʒiːɡɛ/

jjigae noun: a Korean stew, typically made with meat, seafood or vegetables in a seasoned broth and served boiling hot.

Noun

jjigae (uncountable)

  1. A Korean stew, typically made with meat, seafood or vegetables in a seasoned broth and served boiling hot.
    • This was where my obsession with jjigae began. I set out to learn how to make not only this gateway jjigae, but all of the most popular jjigae of Korean cuisine: sundubu jjigae, kimchi jiigae^([sic]), gochujang jjigae and doenjang jjigae. Chicken soup may be for the soul, but jjigae is comfort food...2024 September 25, Jane Lee, “‘Jjigae is comfort food of the highest order’: my obsession with cooking Korea’s best-loved soups”, in The Guardian

Origin of jjigae

Borrowed from Korean 찌개 (jjigae), from 찌- (jji-, “to steam”) + -개 (-gae, suffix denoting something small associated with an action).

Questions about jjigae

What does jjigae mean?
Jjigae means a Korean stew, typically made with meat, seafood or vegetables in a seasoned broth and served boiling hot.
What part of speech is jjigae?
Jjigae is a noun.
How do you pronounce jjigae?
Jjigae is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒiːɡɛ/.

Words near jjigae in the dictionary

  1. JJ.
  2. jjajangmyeon
  3. jjamppong
  4. jjapaguri
  5. JJBA
  6. jjigae
  7. jjim
  8. jjimjilbang
  9. jjimjilbangs
  10. jjinppang
  11. JJJ

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