Definitions
Korean fermented vegetable dish, often spicy.
Word origin
Borrowed from Korean 김치 (gimchi), ultimately composed within Korea of Chinese-derived morphemes 沉 (MC drim, “submerged, soaked”) and 菜 (MC tshojH, “vegetable”), i.e. "fermented vegetable". Doublet of kimuchi.
Used in a sentence
“"Yeah." He gestured to the kimchi. "Well, get it in ya, then." "It's better hot." she said.”
“Despite the stew’s debt to kimchi, you know it has come into its own when it’s served with kimchi as a side dish.”
“How did I know the kimchis were trying to smuggle the crate out of Japan?”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Korean pickle”6 letters
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