멍게

Korean

Etymology

Dialectal, originally a term from Gyeongsang dialect

Noun

멍게 (meongge)

  1. sea pineapple, Halocynthia roretzi
    Synonym: 우렁쉥이 (ureongsweng-i)

Usage notes

Originally, 우렁쉥이 was the sole standard Korean term for a Sea pineapple. In informal Korean, however, 멍게 was a much more common term. Thus, the term 멍게 also was incorporated into standard language.

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