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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 油蜜菓, from 油 (“oil”) + 蜜 (“honey; sweet”) + 菓 (“sweet, confection”).
Pronunciation
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Revised Romanization? | yumilgwa |
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Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yumilgwa |
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McCune–Reischauer? | yumilgwa |
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Yale Romanization? | yumil.kwa |
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Noun
유밀과 • (yumilgwa) (hanja 油蜜菓)
- Korean confection made by deep-frying pieces of dried wheat or rice dough, soaking them in honey or 조청(造清) (jocheong, “rice syrup”), and sprinkling them with rice crispies, sesame seeds, and other toppings
- Synonym: 약과(藥果) (yakgwa)
- Hypernym: 과자(菓子) (gwaja)