Definitions For Kimchi

Noun

KIMCHI (plural - or s) A korean dish made of vegetables, such as cabbage or radishes, that are salted, seasoned, and stored in sealed containers to undergo lactic acid fermentation. (slang, ethnic slur, pejorative) A korean person.

Translations

Armenian: կիմչի Chinese: : Cantonese: 泡菜 (paau3 coi3, sc=Hani) : Mandarin: 韓式泡菜, sc=Hani}}, 韩式泡菜 (Hán shì pàocài, sc=Hani), 辛奇 (xīnqí, sc=Hani), {{t+, cmn, 泡菜, tr=pàocài, sc=Hani Esperanto: kimĉio Finnish: kimchi French: kimchi, m German: Kimchi, n Hebrew: קימצ׳י, m (kimchí, alt=קִימְצִ'י) Indonesian: kimci Italian: kimchi, m Japanese: キムチ, tr=kimuchi Korean: 김치 Navajo: gímchi Portuguese: kimchi, m Russian: кимчхи́, f, n, кимчи́, f, n Spanish: kimchi, m Thai: กิมจิ Vietnamese: kim chi Chinese: : Mandarin: 高麗棒子, 高丽棒子, tr=Gāolí bàngzi, 韓棒子, 韩棒子, tr=Hánbàngzi Esperanto: koreaĉo Japanese: チョン, tr=chon Korean: 김치남, 김치녀 {{topics, en, Foods}}

Alternative forms

kimchee, kim chee, gimchee

Etymology

Borrowed from {{bor, en, ko, 김치}}, derived from 침채 in the late Koryo dynasty. {{doublet, en, kimuchi}}. image:korean gimchi01.jpg, thumb, right, kimchi