과자

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 菓子 (sweet, confection; candy; pastry, cake, cookie).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gwaja
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwaja
    McCune–Reischauer?kwaja
    Yale Romanization?kwaca

    Noun

    과자 • (gwaja) (hanja 菓子)

    1. sweet; confection
    2. candy
    3. pastry; cake; cookie; cracker

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