Korean word

원두

Pronunciation

Romanizationwondu

Meaning

  • nouncoffee beans

Example

카페에서 원두를 샀어요.ka pe e seo won du reul sa sseo yo

I bought coffee beans at the cafe.

Illustration for 원두 (coffee beans)

More examples

집에서 원두를 볶아서 마셨어요.chi be seo won du reul po kka seo ma syeo sseo yo

I roasted coffee beans at home and drank the coffee.

Core concept

Coffee beans in their brewing form, usually after roasting and ready to be used whole or ground.

Common phrases

  • 원두를 사다won du reul sa da

    buy coffee beans

  • 원두를 갈다won du reul kal da

    grind coffee beans

  • 원두를 볶다won du reul pok tta

    roast coffee beans

Similar words

커피keopi: A drink made by extracting roasted coffee beans in hot or cold water.
커피가루keopigaru: Ground coffee beans in a powder form used for brewing.
원두커피wondukeopi: Brewed coffee prepared from ground beans as its main ingredient.
믹스커피miksseukeopi: A ready-to-mix coffee powder containing sugar and creamer.

Definition in Korean

주로 로스팅한 커피콩을 가리키며, 추출을 위해 그대로 쓰거나 분쇄해서 쓰는 명사chu ro ro seu ting han keo pi kong eul ka ri ki myeo chu chu reul wi hae keu dae ro sseu geo na pun swae hae seo sseu neun myeong sa

Word origin

The term is built from the Sino-Korean elements 원 (won, "original") and 두 (du, "bean"), linking the word to beans prepared for making coffee.

Usage tips

  • A useful contrast is that this word refers to the ingredient before extraction, while English often uses coffee for both the beans and the finished drink.

Opposites

  • 인스턴트커피inseuteonteukeopiinstant coffeenoun

Related words

  • 원두커피wondukeopicoffee brewed from beansnoun

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