chaebol

See also: chaebŏl

English

Alternative forms

• chaebŏl, jaebol, jaebeol

Etymology

From the McCune-Reischauer romanization of Korean 재벌(財閥) (Jaebeol). Doublet of zaibatsu.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃeɪbʌl/, /ˈt͡ʃeɪbɒl/, /ˈt͡ʃeɪbəl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃeɪbʌl/, /ˈt͡ʃeɪbɑl/, /ˈt͡ʃeɪbəl/
• Rhymes: -eɪbʌl, -eɪbɒl, -eɪbəl

Noun

chaebol (plural chaebols or chaebol)

2. (business) A large, family-controlled, South Korean business conglomerate.

Translations

large, family-controlled Korean business conglomerate

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 財閥／财阀 (zh) (cáifá)

• Finnish: chaebol
• French: chaebol (fr) m
• German: Jaebeol
• Hungarian: csebol
• Japanese: 財閥 (ja) (zaibatsu), 財閥 (ja) (cheboru)
• Korean: 재벌(財閥) (ko) (jaebeol)
• Polish: czebol m
• Portuguese: chaebol m
• Russian: чебо́ль (ru) m (čebólʹ)
• Spanish: chaebol m

See also

• zaibatsu (relating to Japan)

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 재벌(財閥) (jaebeol).

Noun

chaebol m (plural chaebols)

1. (business) chaebol (a large, family-controlled, South Korean business conglomerate)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 재벌(財閥) (jaebeol).

Noun

chaebol m (plural chaebols)

1. (business) chaebol (a large, family-controlled, South Korean business conglomerate)