or kim·chee
a spicy Korean dish consisting of pickled cabbage, peppers, garlic, etc.
Origin of kimchi
Koreankimchi
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kimchi
also kim·chee
noun
pl. kim·chis, also kim·cheesA usually spicy Korean dish made of vegetables, such as cabbage or radishes, that are salted, seasoned, and allowed to ferment.
Origin of kimchi
Korean kimch'i possibly from an unattested Old Korean form kimch'ae kim salty ( from Middle Chinese &ggr;ə&istroke;m ) ( also the source of Mandarin xián ) ch'ae vegetable, greens ( from Middle Chinese tshaj` ; see bok choy . )THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(usually uncountable, plural kimchis)
Origin
From Korean 김치 (gimchi), derived from 침채 (chimchae; 沈菜) in the late Koryo dynasty.
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Sentence Examples
- Raw unsalted kimchi is an excellent probiotic source, and you will know your food is alive and flourishing by the way the sauerkraut expands and pours out of the jar upon opening.
- Kimchi, a pickled cabbage dish that tends to be very spicy.
- Menu highlights include the spicy kimchi pancakes, fried butterflied shrimp, dumplings, bibimbop and Korean barbecue.
- Popular Korean specialties include bi-bim-bop (rice dish) and bul-go-gi (Korean barbecue) and an excellent kim-chi soup.
- To eat Korean style, wrap each bite of meat in a leaf of fresh lettuce smeared with hot pepper paste and topped with kim-chi (spicy, fermented cabbage).
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