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계피 meaning and pronunciation

gyepi · cinnamon

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 23312
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 계ː피, 게ː피Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    향료나 한약재로 쓰며, 매운 향이 나고 붉은 갈색인 계수나무의 속껍질.

    English: cinnamon — A spicy, reddish-brown inner bark of trees from the genus Cinnamomum used in oriental herbal medicine or as a seasoning in food.

    Examples

    • 계피의 향.
    • 계피를 끓이다.
    • 계피를 넣다.
    • 계피를 첨가하다.
    • 계피로 가루를 내다.
    • 계피는 감기에 걸렸을 때 열을 내리는 데 효능이 있다.
Origin
桂皮
Categories
식생활 > 식재료

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