고초

Cognate with Korean 고추 (gochu, “hot pepper”).

고초 (gocho)

1. hot pepper

Sino-Korean word from 苦楚 (“suffering, misery, sorrow”).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞t͡ɕʰo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [고초]

고초 • (gocho) (hanja 苦楚)

1. hardship, suffering, misery

   고초를 겪다 ― gocho-reul gyeokda ― to suffer hardships

Sino-Korean word from 苦 (“bitter”) + 椒 (“pepper”).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞t͡ɕʰo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [고초]

고초 • (gocho) (hanja 苦椒)

1. chili pepper (Capsicum annuum)

Sino-Korean word from 藁 (“straw, hay”) + 草 (“grass, herbs”).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞t͡ɕʰo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [고초]

고초 • (gocho) (hanja 藁草)

1. rice stalks from which grains have been removed

Sino-Korean word from 枯草 (“dry or withered grass”).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞t͡ɕʰo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [고초]

고초 • (gocho) (hanja 枯草)

1. dry or withered grass

Sino-Korean word from 古 (“old, past”) + 初 (“beginning, start”).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈko̞(ː)t͡ɕʰo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [고(ː)초]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

고초 • (gocho) (hanja 古初)

1. (mythology) ancient times; the beginning of the creation of heaven and earth

고초 • (gocho)

1. (Hamgyong dialect) synonym of 후추 (huchu, “hot pepper”)

고초 • (gocho)

1. (Jeolla dialect) synonym of 고치 (gochi, “cocoon”)

Sino-Korean word from 苦草, from 苦 (“bitter”) + 草 (“grass, herbs”).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞t͡ɕʰo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [고초]

고초 • (gocho) (hanja 苦草)

1. bitter herbs or vegetables