Korean

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Etymology

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쫄깃 (jjolgit) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jjolgithada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jjolgishada
McCune–Reischauer?tcholgithada
Yale Romanization?ccol.kishata

Adjective

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쫄깃하다 (jjolgithada) (infinitive 쫄깃해 or 쫄깃하여, sequential 쫄깃하니)

  1. (of food) chewy; springy
    쫄깃한 면발jjolgit-han myeonbalspringy noodles

Conjugation

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