Korean word

굽다

Pronunciation

Romanizationkuptta

Meaning

  • verbgrill

Example

주말에 고기를 구웠어요.chu ma re ko gi reul ku wo sseo yo

I grilled meat over the weekend.

Illustration for 굽다 (grill)

More examples

아침에 빵을 구웠어요.a chi me ppang eul ku wo sseo yo

I baked bread in the morning.

Core concept

Food is heated until it is cooked inside and browned on the outside.

Common phrases

  • 고기를 굽다ko gi reul kup tta

    grill meat

  • 빵을 굽다ppang eul kup tta

    bake bread

  • 오븐에 굽다o beu ne kup tta

    bake in the oven

Similar words

요리하다yorihada: Make a meal by preparing ingredients, heating them, and adding seasonings.
튀기다twigida: Fry ingredients in oil or an oiled pan, often making them crunchy on the outside.
볶다poktta: Heat ingredients in a pan and keep stirring them until they are cooked or browned.
삶다samtta: Boil ingredients in water so the heat cooks them all the way through.

Definition in Korean

요리 과정에서 재료에 열을 가해 속까지 익히고 겉을 갈색으로 만들다.yo ri kwa jeong e seo chae ryo e yeo reul ka hae sok kka ji i ki go keo teul kal sae geu ro man deul da

Word origin

굽다 (guptta, "to grill") is an old native Korean verb whose cooking meaning is learned as a whole rather than through separate character-based parts.

Usage tips

  • A food topic points to the cooking meaning, while talk about posture or shape may point to a different meaning.

Other meanings

  • bendverb

Related words

  • 구이kuigrilled dishnoun
  • 오븐구이obeunguioven-baked dishnoun

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