약과

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 藥果.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yakgwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yaggwa
McCune–Reischauer?yakkwa
Yale Romanization?yak.kwa

Noun

약과 • (yakgwa) (hanja 藥果)

  1. yakgwa (very greasy Korean dessert made of rice and ginger)
    Synonym: 과줄 (gwajul)