Korean word

오븐

Pronunciation

Romanizationobeun

Meaning

  • nounoven

Example

이 집 주방에는 오븐이 있어요.i chip chu bang e neun o beu ni i sseo yo

This house has an oven in its kitchen.

Illustration for 오븐 (oven)

More examples

빵은 오븐을 예열한 뒤에 구워야 해요.ppang eun o beu neul ye yeol han twi e ku wo ya hae yo

The bread should be baked after preheating the oven.

Core concept

A closed cooking chamber that traps heat so food can bake or roast evenly.

Common phrases

  • 오븐 예열o beun ye yeol

    oven preheating

  • 오븐 온도o beun on do

    oven temperature

Similar words

그릴keuril: A cooking appliance that strongly browns food from above with direct heat.
토스터toseuteo: A small appliance that quickly browns thin slices of bread.
전자레인지cheonjareinji: A kitchen appliance that heats or cooks food quickly with electromagnetic waves.

Definition in Korean

열을 내부에 가두어 베이킹이나 로스트 요리를 하는 조리기구yeo reul nae bu e ka du eo pe i king i na ro seu teu yo ri reul ha neun cho ri gi gu

Word origin

오븐 (obeun, "oven") is a Korean borrowing from English oven, a word that developed from Old English ofen.

Usage tips

  • Recipe instructions often give a temperature and a preheating time for this appliance, so those numbers usually describe setup and heat level rather than cooking duration.

Related words

  • 오븐구이obeunguioven roastnoun
  • 미니오븐miniobeunmini ovennoun

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