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dalgona

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /dælˈɡoʊnə/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /dælˈɡəʊnə/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -əʊnə

1

noun

Meaning 1

A Korean sweet made of sugar and baking soda, usually pressed flat and stamped with a shape.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Ellipsis of dalgona coffee.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 달고나 (dalgona).

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: dalgona — sugar candy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 韓國椪糖 /韩国椪糖 (Hánguó pèngtáng) — sugar candy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 韓式椪糖 /韩式椪糖 (hánshì pèngtáng) — sugar candy
  • Dutch: dalgona — sugar candy
  • French: dalgona — sugar candy
  • Indonesian: dalgona — sugar candy
  • Italian: dalgona — sugar candy
  • Japanese: ダルゴナ (darugona) — sugar candy
  • Javanese: dalgona — sugar candy
  • Kannada: ಡಲ್ಗೋನಾ (ḍalgōnā) — sugar candy
  • Khmer: ដាល់ហ្គោណា (dalgoonaa) — sugar candy
  • Korean: 달고나 (dalgona) — sugar candy
  • Malay: dalgona — sugar candy
  • Persian: دالگونا (dâlgônâ) — sugar candy
  • Spanish: dalgona — sugar candy
  • Swedish: dalgona — sugar candy
  • Tagalog: dalgona — sugar candy
  • Thai: ดัลโกนา (dalkona) — sugar candy
  • Vietnamese: dalgona — sugar candy