과자

과자

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[ˈkwa̠ːd͡ʑa̠]
• Phonetic Hangul[과:자]

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

Noun

과자 • (gwaja) (hanja 菓子/果子)

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

Synonyms

• 까까 (kkakka) (childish term)
• 케익 (keik) (loanword)