Korean word

요리

Pronunciation

Romanizationyori

Meaning

  • nouncooking

Example

오늘 밤에 요리를 할 거예요.o neul pa me yo ri reul hal kkeo ye yo

I will cook tonight.

Illustration for 요리 (cooking)

More examples

요리를 만들 때는 재료를 먼저 준비하세요.yo ri reul man deul ttae neun chae ryo reul meon jeo chun bi ha se yo

When you make a dish, prepare the ingredients first.

Core concept

Raw ingredients become a finished food creation through careful preparation.

Common phrases

  • 요리를 하다yo ri reul ha da

    do the cooking

  • 요리를 만들다yo ri reul man deul da

    make a dish

  • 요리 솜씨yo ri som ssi

    cooking skills

Similar words

음식eumsik: Food prepared for people to eat, whether one item or part of a meal.
메뉴menyu: An organized list of foods or services available for customers to choose.
식사sikssa: One occasion of eating a meal, including the time set aside for it.
요리법yoribeop: Instructions that give the steps and methods for preparing a dish.

Definition in Korean

먹을 수 있도록 조리하여 완성한 한 가지 음식이나 음식의 종류를 가리키는 말.meo geul ssu it tto rok cho ri ha yeo wan seong han han ka ji eum si gi na eum si gui chong nyu reul ka ri ki neun mal

Word origin

요리 (yori, "cooking") comes from a Sino-Korean term for managing ingredients and putting them in order to make a finished dish.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may expect cooking to mean only an activity, but this word can also refer to a type of food or a finished dish.

Other meanings

  • dishnoun

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