Korean word

설탕

Pronunciation

Romanizationseoltang

Meaning

  • nounsugar

Example

차에 설탕 넣었어요.cha e seol tang neo eo sseo yo

I put sugar in the tea.

Illustration for 설탕 (sugar)

More examples

케이크 반죽에 설탕을 넣어야 해요.ke i keu pan ju ge seol tang eul neo eo ya hae yo

You need to add sugar to the cake batter.

Core concept

A common kitchen ingredient sprinkled or dissolved to add sweetness.

Common phrases

  • 설탕을 넣다seol tang eul neo ta

    add sugar

  • 설탕 한 스푼seol tang han seu pun

    a spoonful of sugar

  • 설탕을 줄이다seol tang eul chu ri da

    reduce sugar

Similar words

꿀kkul: A thick, sticky sweet liquid made by bees from flower nectar.
시럽sireop: A pourable sweet liquid added to foods or drinks for extra sweetness.
물엿mullyeot: A thick sweet liquid made by processing starch for use in cooking.
과당kwadang: A type of sugar found in fruit and honey that tastes very sweet.

Definition in Korean

설탕은 음식이나 음료에 단맛을 더하는 흰색의 작은 결정이나 분말을 가리키는 명사seol tang eun eum si gi na eum nyo e tan ma seul teo ha neun hin sae gui cha geun kyeol jeong i na pun ma reul ka ri ki neun myeong sa

Word origin

설탕 (seoltang, "sugar") came into Korean through the Sino-Korean reading of an older Chinese-character name for sugar, linking it to a long-used name for the sweetener.

Usage tips

  • When reading a Korean recipe, 설탕 (seoltang, "sugar") signals the ordinary sweetener, while a separate ingredient name may identify a particular kind of sugar.

Opposites

  • 무설탕museoltangno sugarnoun

Related words

  • 설탕물seoltangmulsugar waternoun
  • 설탕가루seoltanggarupowdered sugarnoun

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