호빵

Korean

Etymology

Coined in the 1970s by Korean food company SPC Group, or Samlip (삼립 / 三立). The product is a form of instant 찐빵 (jjinppang). From 호 (ho, “blowing sound”, onomatopoeia) +‎ 빵 (ppang, “bread”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸʷo̞p͈a̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [호빵]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hoppang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ho'ppang
McCune–Reischauer?	hoppang
Yale Romanization?	ho.ppang

Noun

호빵 • (hoppang)

1. hoppang (Korean steamed bun with red bean paste filling)

Descendants

• → English: hoppang

See also

• 찐빵 (jjinppang, “jjinppang, the original traditional hoppang”)