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gimchi · TOPIK 1
kimchi
🥬🌶️ From older Korean dimchae = steeped vegetable; the English word is a loan
The English word kimchi is borrowed straight from Korean, so you already know it. Only the first sound shifts: Korean writes it with g (gimchi), a soft unaspirated sound between g and k. Older form dimchae came from Chinese 沈菜, soaked vegetable.