Kimchi definition
A usually spicy Korean dish made of vegetables, such as cabbage or radishes, that are salted, seasoned, and allowed to ferment.
noun
A spicy Korean dish consisting of pickled cabbage, peppers, garlic, etc.
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A Korean dish made of vegetables, such as cabbage or radishes, that are salted, seasoned, and stored in sealed containers to undergo lactic acid fermentation.
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Alternative Forms
Alternative Form of kimchi -
gimchi, kimchee, kim chee
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
kimchi
Plural:
kimchisOrigin of kimchi
- Korean kimch’i possibly from an unattested Old Korean form kimch’ae kim salty (from Middle Chinese ɤəɨm) (also the source of Mandarin xián) ch’ae vegetable, greens (from Middle Chinese tshaj` bok choy)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Korean 김치 (gimchi), derived from 침채 (chimchae; 沈菜) in the late Koryo dynasty.
From Wiktionary