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juk

juk noun: synonym of congee.

Noun

juk (uncountable)

  1. (Korean or Cantonese contexts) Synonym of congee.
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    Synonyms:
    congee

Synonyms of juk

Origin of juk

Borrowed from Cantonese 粥 (zuk1) or Korean 죽 (juk). Doublet of zhou and jook.

Questions about juk

What does juk mean?
Juk means synonym of congee.
What part of speech is juk?
Juk is a noun.

Words near juk in the dictionary

  1. Jujutla
  2. jujutsu
  3. jujutsuka
  4. jujutsukas
  5. Jujuy
  6. juk
  7. Jukdo
  8. juke
  9. juke box
  10. juke boxes
  11. juke house

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