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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 菓子 (“sweet, confection; candy; pastry, cake, cookie”).
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | gwaja |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gwaja |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kwaja |
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| Yale Romanization? | kwaca |
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Noun
과자 • (gwaja) (hanja 菓子)
- sweet; confection
- candy
- pastry; cake; cookie; cracker
Synonyms
Derived terms
- 호두과자 (hodugwaja, “walnut cakes”)