KakaoTalk

KakaoTalk

English

KakaoTalk logo

Etymology

From the company’s name, Kakao, and talk. The name was chosen to coincide with the service’s overall chocolate theme, as Kakao is from Korean 카카오 (kakao, “cocoa”).[1]

Proper noun

KakaoTalk

1. (trademark) A free mobile instant messaging application for smartphones and PCs, commonly referred to as KaTalk in South Korea

Translations

a free mobile instant messaging application for smartphones

Chinese: Mandarin: 卡考說說／卡考说说 (Kǎkǎo-Shuōshuo) (colloquial) Japanese: カカオトーク (Kakaotōku) Korean: 카카오톡 (Kakaotok), 카톡 (Katok), 카카오 (Kakao) Russian: КакаоТо́к m (KakaoTók)

References

1. Cho Mu-hyun (27 June 2012), “Kakao Talk launches new cyber money”, in The Korea Times‎.