Korean word

당도

Pronunciation

Romanizationtangdo

Meaning

  • nounsweetness

Example

이 망고는 당도가 높아서 맛있어요.i mang go neun tang do ga no pa seo ma si sseo yo

This mango is delicious because it is very sweet.

Illustration for 당도 (sweetness)

More examples

잼을 만들 때 과일의 당도를 먼저 확인해요.chae meul man deul ttae kwa i rui tang do reul meon jeo hwa gin hae yo

When making jam, I first check the fruit's sweetness level.

Core concept

A measure of how sweet a fruit or drink tastes, based on its sugar content.

Common phrases

  • 당도가 느껴지다tang do ga neu kkyeo ji da

    noticeable sweetness

  • 당도를 올리다tang do reul ol li da

    increase sweetness

  • 당도를 높이다tang do reul no pi da

    raise sweetness

Similar words

단맛tanmat: The sweet flavor sensed when eating or drinking something.
당분tangbun: The amount of sugar present in food or drink.

Definition in Korean

과일·주스 등에서 단맛의 강함을 수치나 비율로 나타낼 때 쓰는 명사로, 당의 함량이나 농도로 평가된다.kwa il chu seu teung e seo tan ma sui kang ha meul su chi na pi yul lo na ta nael ttae sseu neun myeong sa ro tang ui ham nyang i na nong do ro pyeong ga doen da

Word origin

This Sino-Korean compound joins words for sugar and degree to name the degree of sugar found in a food or drink.

Usage tips

  • Food labels and farming reports may give this quality as a number, so the word often sounds more technical than a casual comment about taste.

Other meanings

  • sugar contentnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 당분tangbunsugarnoun
  • 저당cheodanglow sugarnoun

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