Korean word

웰던

Pronunciation

Romanizationweldeon

Meaning

  • nounwell-done

Example

스테이크를 웰던으로 구워 주세요.seu te i keu reul wel deo neu ro ku wo chu se yo

Please cook the steak well done.

Illustration for 웰던 (well-done)

More examples

스테이크는 웰던으로 먹을래요.seu te i keu neun wel deo neu ro meo geul lae yo

I would like my steak well done.

Core concept

The meat is cooked all the way through, with little or no pink inside.

Common phrases

  • 웰던 스테이크wel deon seu te i keu

    well-done steak

  • 웰던으로wel deo neu ro

    well done

Similar words

레어reeo: A meat-cooking level that leaves the center red and only lightly heated.
미디엄midieom: A meat-cooking level with a pale pink center and a firmly cooked outer part.
미디엄레어midieomneeo: A meat-cooking level with a slightly red center and pink meat around it.

Definition in Korean

스테이크 등 고기를 주문할 때 쓰는 말로, 고기의 내부까지 잘 익힌 굽기 정도를 나타내는 명사.seu te i keu teung ko gi reul chu mun hal ttae sseu neun mal lo ko gi ui nae bu kka ji chal i kin kup kki cheong do reul na ta nae neun myeong sa

Word origin

The word comes from English well-done and became a Korean restaurant term for meat cooked thoroughly throughout.

Usage tips

  • In Korean restaurants, this word works as a doneness order for meat, while English well-done can also describe something completed thoroughly or skillfully.

Opposites

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