치킨

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Etymology

Borrowed from English chicken. Compare Japanese チキン (chikin).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chikin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chikin
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ik'in
Yale Romanization?chi.khin

Noun

치킨 (chikin)

  1. fried chicken, especially Korean fried chicken
    Synonyms: 닭튀김 (daktwigim), (less often) 통닭 (tongdak)
    Hypernyms: (animal) (dak), (all meat from a chicken) 닭고기 (dakgogi)
  2. (less often) roast chicken
    Synonym: 통닭 (tongdak)