고추

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Etymology

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First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 고쵸〮 (Yale: kwòchyó). Its original meaning was “black pepper”. Two hypotheses exist regarding its origin:

  1. From Japanese 胡椒(こしょう) (koshō), in turn from Chinese 胡椒 [Sino-Korean reading 호초 (hocho)].
  2. From 고초(苦草) (gocho, bitter vegetable), acquiring its current meaning after the introduction of chili peppers in the 17th century.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ko̞t͡ɕʰu]
    • Audio:(file)
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gochu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gochu
McCune–Reischauer?koch'u
Yale Romanization?ko.chwu

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: / 고 / 고

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, and also heightens the subsequent suffixed syllable.

Noun

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고추 (gochu)

  1. The chili pepper, often specifically the Korean chili pepper, a variety of Capsicum annuum.
  2. (informal, often childish) willy, wee-wee, penis

See also

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