사과

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apple

사과 — apple

🍎 沙果 = sand + fruit: the fruit with crisp, sandy-grained flesh

From hanja 沙 (sa, sand) + 果 (gwa, fruit), named for the apple's grainy, crumbly texture. The same 果 gwa appears in 과일 (gwail, fruit) and 과자 (gwaja, snack), so the second syllable flags a fruit word.

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