고추

gochu · [고추]

red pepper · hot pepper

nounIntermediate

Meanings

  1. red pepper; hot pepperA finger-sized, spicy fruit, whose initial green color changes to red when ripe.
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  1. male genitals(figurative) The sexual organ of a young boy.

Examples from Lessons (3)

There are no spicy peppers in gimbap.

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Then, could I buy these peppers and onions as well?

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Exactly, the spiciness of the pepper really cleans up your palate.

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Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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