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yukhoe

yukhoe noun: one of a variety of hoe (raw dishes in Korean cuisine), which are usually made from raw ground beef seasoned with various spices or sauces.

yukhoe: one of a variety of hoe (raw dishes in Korean cuisine), which are usually made from raw ground beef...
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Noun

yukhoe (uncountable)

  1. One of a variety of hoe (raw dishes in Korean cuisine), which are usually made from raw ground beef seasoned with various spices or sauces.
    • All of them – especially my father-in-law – enjoyed yuk hwe, a kind of beef tartar.2015, Han Kang, translated by Deborah Smith, The Vegetarian, Granta, published 2018, page 18

Forms of yukhoe

alternative formyuk hwe

Origin of yukhoe

From Korean 육회(肉膾) (yukhoe).

Questions about yukhoe

What does yukhoe mean?
Yukhoe means one of a variety of hoe (raw dishes in Korean cuisine), which are usually made from raw ground beef seasoned with various spices or sauces.
What part of speech is yukhoe?
Yukhoe is a noun.

Words near yukhoe in the dictionary

  1. Yukawas
  2. yuke
  3. yuked
  4. yukes
  5. yukgaejang
  6. yukhoe
  7. Yuki
  8. yuki-onna
  9. Yukian
  10. Yukie
  11. Yukies

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