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국수 meaning and pronunciation

guksu · noodle

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 38579
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 국쑤Level: Beginner · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    밀, 메밀, 감자 등의 가루를 반죽하여 칼이나 기계, 손으로 가늘고 길게 만든 식품. 또는 그것을 삶아서 만든 음식.

    English: noodle — Food made by kneading wheat flour, buckwheat, potatoes, etc. and cutting the dough into long thin strips with a knife, machine, or by hand, or a dish made by boiling this.

    Examples

    • 국수 한 그릇.
    • 국수 가닥.
    • 국수를 만들다.
    • 국수를 말다.
    • 국수를 먹다.
    • 국수를 뽑다.
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