hotteok
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Korean 호떡 (hotteok), from 호(胡) (ho-, “foreign, i.e. Chinese”) + 떡 (tteok, “tteok”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɒtˌʌk/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɔtˌʌk/
- Rhymes: -ɒtʌk
Noun
hotteok (countable and uncountable, plural hotteoks or hotteok)
- A type of filled pancake, popular as street food in South Korea.