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15 words
Korean word
나물
Pronunciation
Romanizationnamul
Meaning
- nounseasoned vegetables
Example
어제 시장에서 나물을 샀어요.eo je si jang e seo na mu reul sa sseo yo
I bought seasoned vegetables at the market yesterday.
More examples
오늘 반찬으로 나물을 무쳤어요.o neul pan cha neu ro na mu reul mu cheo sseo yo
I made seasoned vegetables to serve as today's side dish.
Core concept
Vegetables cooked and seasoned into a small Korean side dish.
Common phrases
나물 무침na mul mu chim
mixed seasoned vegetables
시금치 나물si geum chi na mul
seasoned spinach
나물 반찬na mul pan chan
seasoned vegetable side dish
Similar words
무침muchim: A side dish made by tossing vegetables or other ingredients with seasoning.
반찬panchan: Small dishes served with rice as part of a Korean meal.
볶음pokkeum: A dish made by stir-frying ingredients in oil with seasoning.
Definition in Korean
데치거나 볶은 채소에 간장·소금·참기름 등으로 양념한 한국의 밑반찬.te chi geo na po kkeun chae so e kan jang so geum cham gi reum teung eu ro yang nyeom han han gu gui mit ppan chan
Word origin
A native Korean word, it first referred to edible wild greens and later came to include vegetables cooked and seasoned as a side dish.
Usage tips
- On a Korean menu, this label can cover several different vegetable side dishes, so it does not point to one fixed plant.
Other meanings
- wild greensnoun
Related words
- 나물밥namulbaprice with seasoned vegetablesnoun
- 나물무침namulmuchimseasoned vegetable mixnoun
- 나물반찬namulbanchanseasoned vegetable side dishnoun