Korean word

볶다

Pronunciation

Romanizationpoktta

Meaning

  • verbstir-fry

Example

엄마가 프라이팬에 양파를 볶아요.eom ma ga peu ra i pae ne yang pa reul po kka yo

Mom stir-fries onions in a frying pan.

Illustration for 볶다 (stir-fry)

More examples

양파를 약한 불에 볶으면 단맛이 나요.yang pa reul ya kan pu re po kkeu myeon tan ma si na yo

When you stir-fry onions over low heat, they become sweet.

Core concept

Ingredients are heated in a pan and often moved around until they are cooked or browned, with oil optional.

Common phrases

  • 약한 불에 볶다ya kan pu re pok tta

    stir-fry over low heat

  • 기름에 볶다ki reu me pok tta

    stir-fry in oil

Similar words

튀기다twigida: Food is put into hot oil and fried until the surface often turns crisp.
지지다chijida: A flat piece of food is cooked in a little oil until one or both sides turn brown.
굽다kuptta: Food is cooked by steady heat from a flame or oven until the inside is done.
삶다samtta: Food is softened and cooked all the way through in boiling water.

Definition in Korean

프라이팬이나 냄비에 기름이 있거나 없이 재료를 열로 익히거나 색을 내는 동사peu ra i pae ni na naem bi e ki reu mi it kkeo na eop ssi chae ryo reul yeol lo i ki geo na sae geul nae neun tong sa

Word origin

The verb is a native Korean word rather than an English loan, and it includes both stir-frying and dry-roasting.

Usage tips

  • English stir-fry usually suggests cooking with oil, but this verb can also describe dry heating, so the cooking method comes from context.

Other meanings

  • roastverb

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