김치
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Korean [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From the pre-modern term 沈菜 (침채, chimchae, “soaked vegetables”), evolving via “dimchae” and “timchae” in the period of the Three Kingdoms into “jimchi”, and finally “kimchi”. (Formerly referred to as “Ji”)
Noun [edit]
김치 (gimchi)
- kimchi; a dish made with fermented, seasoned vegetables
