고초

Jeju

Etymology

Cognate with Korean 고추 (gochu, “hot pepper”).

Noun

고초 (gocho)

1. hot pepper

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 苦楚 (“suffering, misery, sorrow”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞t͡ɕʰo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [고초]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gocho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gocho
McCune–Reischauer?	koch'o
Yale Romanization?	ko.cho

Noun

고초 • (gocho) (hanja 苦楚)

1. hardship, suffering, misery

   고초를 겪다 ― gocho-reul gyeokda ― to suffer hardships

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 苦 (“bitter”) + 椒 (“pepper”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞t͡ɕʰo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [고초]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gocho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gocho
McCune–Reischauer?	koch'o
Yale Romanization?	ko.cho

Noun

고초 • (gocho) (hanja 苦椒)

1. chili pepper (Capsicum annuum)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 藁 (“straw, hay”) + 草 (“grass, herbs”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞t͡ɕʰo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [고초]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gocho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gocho
McCune–Reischauer?	koch'o
Yale Romanization?	ko.cho

Noun

고초 • (gocho) (hanja 藁草)

1. rice stalks from which grains have been removed

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 枯草 (“dry or withered grass”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞t͡ɕʰo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [고초]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gocho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gocho
McCune–Reischauer?	koch'o
Yale Romanization?	ko.cho

Noun

고초 • (gocho) (hanja 枯草)

1. dry or withered grass

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 古 (“old, past”) + 初 (“beginning, start”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈko̞(ː)t͡ɕʰo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [고(ː)초]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gocho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gocho
McCune–Reischauer?	koch'o
Yale Romanization?	kō.cho

Noun

고초 • (gocho) (hanja 古初)

1. (mythology) ancient times; the beginning of the creation of heaven and earth

Etymology 6

Noun

고초 • (gocho)

1. (Hamgyong dialect) Synonym of 후추 (huchu, “hot pepper”).

Etymology 7

Noun

고초 • (gocho)

1. (Jeolla dialect) Synonym of 고치 (gochi, “cocoon”).

Etymology 8

Sino-Korean word from 苦草, from 苦 (“bitter”) + 草 (“grass, herbs”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞t͡ɕʰo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [고초]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gocho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gocho
McCune–Reischauer?	koch'o
Yale Romanization?	ko.cho

Noun

고초 • (gocho) (hanja 苦草)

1. bitter herbs or vegetables