호두

Korean

Alternative forms

호도(胡桃) (hodo)

Etymology

Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 호도 (胡桃, hodo). Alternatively, perhaps a corruption of Sino-Korean 핵도 (核桃, haekdo), or a direct borrowing from colloquial Mandarin. Compare modern Mandarin 核桃 (hétao).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸʷo̞du]
Phonetic hangul: [호두]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	hodu
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	hodu
McCune–Reischauer^?	hodu
Yale Romanization^?	hotwu

Noun

호두 • (hodu)

walnut

Derived terms

백호두 (baekhodu, “white walnut (Juglans cinerea)”)
호두과자 (hodugwaja, “small walnut cakes”)
흑호두 (heukhodu, “black walnut (Juglans nigra)”)
호두나무 (hodunamu, “walnut tree”)