겉절이

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 겉 (geot-, “unpeeled, without further preparation”) +‎ 절 (jeol, stem form of the verb 절다 (jeolda, “to be pickled, be marinated”)) +‎ 이 (-i, “-er, -or”, agent noun suffix). Literally, “pickled thing without further preparation”.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kʌ̹t̚t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹ɾi]
• Phonetic hangul: [걷쩌리]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geotjeori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geotjeol'i
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏtchŏri
Yale Romanization?	kethcel.i

Noun

겉절이 • (geotjeori)

1. banchan where vegetables such as napa cabbage or lettuce are salted and consumed without fermentation, as opposed to kimchi

   Synonyms: 생(生)절이 (saengjeori), 엄저(醃菹) (eomjeo)

   Antonym: 배추김치 (baechugimchi)

Descendants

• → Japanese: コッチョリ