hotteok

English

Alternative forms

• hoddeok, hoeddeok, hodduk

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 호떡 (hotteok), from 호(胡) (ho-, “foreign, i.e. Chinese”) +‎ 떡 (tteok, “tteok”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhɒtˌʌk/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈhɔtˌʌk/
• Rhymes: -ɒtʌk

Noun

hotteok (countable and uncountable, plural hotteoks or hotteok)

1. A type of filled pancake, popular as street food in South Korea.

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 糖餅 / 糖饼 (tángbǐng)

• Japanese: ホットク (hottoku), ホットック (hottokku)
• Korean: 호떡 (ko) (hotteok)