유밀과

Korean

Alternative forms

• 밀과(蜜菓) (milgwa), 유과(油菓) (yugwa)

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 油蜜菓, from 油 (“oil”) + 蜜 (“honey; sweet”) + 菓 (“sweet, confection”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jumiɭɡwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [유밀과]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yumilgwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yumilgwa
McCune–Reischauer?	yumilgwa
Yale Romanization?	yumil.kwa

Noun

유밀과 • (yumilgwa) (hanja 油蜜菓)

1. Korean confection made by deep-frying pieces of dried wheat or rice dough, soaking them in honey or 조청(造清) (jocheong, “rice syrup”), and sprinkling them with rice crispies, sesame seeds, and other toppings

   Synonym: 약과(藥果) (yakgwa)

   Hypernym: 과자(菓子) (gwaja)