사꾸라

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Korean

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Japanese (sakura, cherry blossom), presumably borrowed under colonial rule (1910–1945).

Numerous etymologies have been proposed. One is that it is a clipping of Japanese 桜肉 (sakura niku, horsemeat), referring to a fraud where horsemeat was falsely packaged as beef. Another is that it is from the Japanese slang use of as "shill" or "swindle".

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sakkura
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sa'kkula
McCune–Reischauer?sakkura
Yale Romanization?sa.kkwula

Noun

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사꾸라 (sakkura)

  1. (politics) a spy or agent for the opposing political party
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) a fraud