Korean word

전기밥솥

Pronunciation

Romanizationcheongibapssot

Meaning

  • nounrice cooker

Example

새로 산 전기밥솥으로 밥을 했어요.sae ro san cheon gi bap sso teu ro pa beul hae sseo yo

I cooked rice in the new rice cooker I bought.

Illustration for 전기밥솥 (rice cooker)

More examples

전기밥솥의 예약 기능을 자주 사용해요.cheon gi bap sso tui ye yak ki neung eul cha ju sa yong hae yo

I often use the rice cooker's timer function.

Core concept

A powered kitchen appliance designed to cook rice in its own inner pot.

Common phrases

  • 전기밥솥이 작동하다cheon gi bap sso chi chak ttong ha da

    rice cooker in operation

  • 전기밥솥의 예약 기능cheon gi bap sso tui ye yak ki neung

    rice cooker's preset function

Similar words

밥솥papssot: A household rice-cooking pot or appliance that may be electric or traditional.
압력밥솥amnyeokppapssot: A rice cooker that builds high pressure inside to shorten cooking time.

Definition in Korean

전기 에너지를 사용해 내솥을 가열하여 쌀을 익히는 가전제품cheon gi e neo ji reul sa yong hae nae so teul ka yeol ha yeo ssa reul i ki neun ka jeon je pum

Word origin

전기밥솥 (jeongibapssot, "electric rice cooker") is formed from 전기 (jeongi, "electricity") and 밥솥 (bapssot, "rice cooker"), so its name identifies the cooker's power source.

Usage tips

  • Korean speakers often use 밥솥 (bapssot, "rice cooker") when the kind of cooker is already clear, making the shorter form useful in ordinary conversation.

Opposites

  • 가스밥솥kaseubapssotgas rice cookernoun

Related words

  • 전자밥솥cheonjabapssotelectronic rice cookernoun
  • 밥솥papssotrice cookernoun

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