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doenjang

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A thick salty paste made from fermented soybeans, used in Korean cuisine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 된장 (doenjang).

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 大酱 (dàjiàng) — Translations
  • Czech: doenjang — Translations
  • Hungarian: töndzsang — Translations
  • Japanese: テンジャン — Translations
  • Kazakh: твенджан (tvendjan) — Translations
  • Korean: 된장 (doenjang) — Translations
  • Polish: doenjang — Translations
  • Russian: твенджан (tvendžan) — Translations
  • Thai: ทเว็นจัง — Translations
  • Ukrainian: твенджан (tvendžan) — Translations
  • Vietnamese: doenjang — Translations