지과

Korean

Sino-Korean word from 地瓜, from 地 (“land”) + 瓜 (“cucumber, gourd”), allegedly a loanword from Shandong.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jigwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jigwa
McCune–Reischauer?chigwa
Yale Romanization?cikwa

Noun

지과 • (jigwa)

  1. (Pyongan, parts of Hwanghae) sweet potato
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