호떡

Korean

호떡.

Etymology

From 호(胡) (ho-, “foreign, i.e. Chinese”) +‎ 떡 (tteok, “tteok”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸʷo̞t͈ʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [호떡]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hotteok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ho'tteog
McCune–Reischauer?	hottŏk
Yale Romanization?	ho.ttek

Noun

호떡 • (hotteok)

1. hotteok (type of filled pancake, popular as street food in South Korea)

Derived terms

• 호떡집 (hotteokjip)

Descendants

• → English: hotteok
• → Japanese: ホットク (hottoku), ホットック (hottokku)