오렌지

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orange (fruit)

🍊 오렌지 = o-ren-ji, the English word orange respelled in Hangul

A direct loanword from English. Korean syllables cannot end in a j sound, so an extra vowel is added: or-ange becomes o-ren-ji. Say orange with a final ee and you have it.

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