tteokbokki

English

Alternative forms

• tteok-bokki

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɒkˈbəʊki/
• Rhymes: -əʊki

Noun

tteokbokki (uncountable)

1. Stir-fried sliced tteoks (Korean rice cakes) seasoned with red pepper paste.
   • 2009 September 23, Julia Moskin, “Culinary Diplomacy With a Side of Kimchi”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     At the Momofuku restaurants, David Chang made his name by layering the intense flavors of Korea into Japanese and American dishes; at Ssam Bar, his version of tteokbokki is crossbred with Italian gnocchi in a light, fiery, herb-spiked pork sauce.

Translations

stir-fried tteoks seasoned with red pepper paste

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 辣炒年糕 (là chǎo niángāo), 韓式炒年糕 / 韩式炒年糕 (Hánshì chǎo niángāo)

• German: Tteokbokki n
• Greek: τόκποκι n (tókpoki)
• Hungarian: ttokpokki
• Japanese: トッポッキ (toppokki), トッポギ (toppogi), トッポキ (toppoki)
• Korean: 떡볶이 (ko) (tteokbokki)
• Persian: تئوکبوکی (t'okboki), دئوکبوکی (d'okboki), توپوکی (topoki), دوکبوکی (dokboki)
• Russian: токпо́кки n (tokpókki), ттокпо́кки n (ttokpókki)
• Swedish: tteokbokki c, tteokbokgi c, topokki c