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tteok

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

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /tʌk/
  • /dʌk/
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  • rhymes with -ʌk
  • homophone: tuck (one pronunciation)
  • homophone: duck (one pronunciation)

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noun

Meaning 1

A type of sweet cake from Korea, made from rice flour.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 떡 (tteok).

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 打糕 (dǎgāo) — a type of sweet cake from Korea, made from rice flour
  • Chinese Mandarin: 米糕 (mǐgāo) — a type of sweet cake from Korea, made from rice flour
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蒸糕 (zhēnggāo) — a type of sweet cake from Korea, made from rice flour
  • Indonesian: tok — a type of sweet cake from Korea, made from rice flour
  • Japanese: トック (tokku) — a type of sweet cake from Korea, made from rice flour
  • Korean: 떡 (tteok) — a type of sweet cake from Korea, made from rice flour
  • Russian: тток (ttok) — a type of sweet cake from Korea, made from rice flour