과자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 菓子 (“sweet, confection; candy; pastry, cake, cookie”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kwa̠d͡ʑa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [과자]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gwaja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gwaja
McCune–Reischauer?	kwaja
Yale Romanization?	kwaca

Noun

과자 • (gwaja) (hanja 菓子)

1. sweet; confection
2. candy
3. pastry; cake; cookie; cracker

Synonyms

• (childish) 까까 (kkakka)

Derived terms

• 호두과자 (hodugwaja, “walnut cakes”)