치킨

Korean

Etymology

Borrowed from English chicken. Compare Japanese チキン (chikin).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chikin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chikin
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ik'in
Yale Romanization?chi.khin

Noun

치킨 • (chikin)

  1. fried chicken, especially Korean fried chicken
    Synonyms: 닭튀김 (daktwigim), (less often) 통닭 (tongdak)
    Hypernyms: (animal) (dak), (all meat from a chicken) 닭고기 (dakgogi)
  2. (less often) roast chicken
    Synonym: 통닭 (tongdak)

Derived terms

  • 간장치킨 (ganjangchikin)
  • 마늘치킨 (maneulchikin)
  • 순살치킨 (sunsalchikin)
  • 양념치킨 (yangnyeomchikin)
  • 치맥 (chimaek)
  • 치킨너겟 (chikinneoget)
  • 치킨무 (chikinmu)
  • 치킨집 (chikinjip)
  • 프라이드 치킨 (peuraideu chikin)