소금
sogeum · TOPIK 1
salt
🧂 so-geum: SO GUMmy with salt — sounds like so gum
소금 is a native Korean word, not from Chinese characters. Say it as so + geum: the second syllable rhymes loosely with gum. Hook: salted caramel is SO GUM-my. It also appears in 소금물 (salt water) and 소금구이 (salt-grilled).