kimchi
or kim·chee
[ kim-chee ]
/ ˈkɪm tʃi /
noun
Korean Cookery.
a spicy pickled or fermented mixture containing cabbage, onions, and sometimes fish, variously seasoned, as with garlic, horseradish, red peppers, and ginger.
Origin of kimchi
1895–1900; < Korean
kimch'i, hypercorrection of
cimch'i, earlier
timchoy < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese
chén steeped +
cày vegetables
Words nearby kimchi
kim young sam,
kimball,
kimberley,
kimberlite,
kimbundu,
kimchi,
kimmelstiel-wilson disease,
kimmer,
kimono,
kin,
kin selection