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tteokbokki

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

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /tɒkˈbəʊki/
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  • rhymes with -əʊki

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noun

Meaning 1

Stir-fried sliced tteoks (Korean rice cakes) seasoned with red pepper paste.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 떡볶이 (tteokbokki), from 떡 (tteok, “rice cake”) + 볶이 (bokki, “stir-fried and seasoned food”).

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: токбо́ки (tokbóki) — stir-fried tteoks seasoned with red pepper paste
  • Chinese Mandarin: 辣炒年糕 (là chǎo niángāo) — stir-fried tteoks seasoned with red pepper paste
  • Chinese Mandarin: 韓式炒年糕 /韩式炒年糕 (Hánshì chǎo niángāo) — stir-fried tteoks seasoned with red pepper paste
  • German: Tteokbokki — stir-fried tteoks seasoned with red pepper paste
  • Greek: τόκποκι (tókpoki) — stir-fried tteoks seasoned with red pepper paste
  • Hungarian: ttokpokki — stir-fried tteoks seasoned with red pepper paste
  • Indonesian: topoki — stir-fried tteoks seasoned with red pepper paste
  • Japanese: トッポッキ (toppokki) — stir-fried tteoks seasoned with red pepper paste
  • Japanese: トッポギ (toppogi) — stir-fried tteoks seasoned with red pepper paste
  • Japanese: トッポキ (toppoki) — stir-fried tteoks seasoned with red pepper paste
  • Korean: 떡볶이 (tteokbokki) — stir-fried tteoks seasoned with red pepper paste
  • Persian: تئوکبوکی (t'okboki) — stir-fried tteoks seasoned with red pepper paste
  • Persian: دئوکبوکی (d'okboki) — stir-fried tteoks seasoned with red pepper paste
  • Persian: توپوکی (topoki) — stir-fried tteoks seasoned with red pepper paste
  • Persian: دوکبوکی (dokboki) — stir-fried tteoks seasoned with red pepper paste
  • Russian: токпо́кки (tokpókki) — stir-fried tteoks seasoned with red pepper paste
  • Russian: ттокпо́кки (ttokpókki) — stir-fried tteoks seasoned with red pepper paste
  • Swedish: tteokbokki — stir-fried tteoks seasoned with red pepper paste
  • Swedish: tteokbokgi — stir-fried tteoks seasoned with red pepper paste
  • Swedish: topokki — stir-fried tteoks seasoned with red pepper paste