떡볶이
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Korean
Etymology
From 떡 (tteok, “rice cake”) + 볶이 (bokki, “stir-fried and seasoned food”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | tteokbokki |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | tteogbokk'i |
| McCune–Reischauer? | ttŏkpokki |
| Yale Romanization? | ttekpokk.i |
Noun
떡볶이 • (tteokbokki)
- tteokbokki (stir-fried tteoks seasoned with red pepper paste)