유밀과

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 油蜜菓, from (oil) + (honey; sweet) + (sweet, confection).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yumilgwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yumilgwa
McCune–Reischauer?yumilgwa
Yale Romanization?yumil.kwa

Noun

유밀과 (yumilgwa) (hanja 油蜜菓)

  1. 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)