가배

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 咖啡.

Pronunciation

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• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠bɛ] ~ [ka̠be̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [가배/가베]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gabae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gabae
McCune–Reischauer?	kabae
Yale Romanization?	kapay

Noun

가배 • (gabae) (hanja 咖啡)

1. (archaic, or in brand names) Synonym of 커피 (keopi, “coffee”).

Usage notes

• This was the term used for coffee when it was first introduced to Korea in the late nineteenth century, but has since been displaced by the direct English borrowing. In contemporary contexts, it is usually found only in various brand names of cafés, etc., for stylistic effect.