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Korean
Etymology
Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 호도 (胡桃, hodo). Alternatively, perhaps a corruption of Sino-Korean 핵도 (核桃, haekdo), or a direct borrowing from colloquial Mandarin. Compare modern Mandarin 核桃 (hétao).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | hodu |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | hodu |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | hodu |
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| Yale Romanization? | hotwu |
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Noun
호두 • (hodu)
- walnut
Derived terms