고추

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Korean 고쵸 (kwochyo, "black pepper"). Two hypotheses exist regarding its origin:

  1. From Japanese 胡 (こ)椒 (しょう) (koshō), in turn from Chinese 胡椒 [호초 (hocho)].
  2. From 고초 (苦草, gocho, “bitter vegetable”), acquiring its current meaning after the introduction of chili peppers in the 17th century.

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)
  • IPA(key)[ko̞t͡ɕʰu]
  • Phonetic Hangul[고추]
Revised Romanization? gochu
Revised Romanization (translit.)? gochu
McCune–Reischauer? koch'u
Yale Romanization? kochwu

Noun

고추 • (gochu)

  1. The chili pepper, often specifically the Korean chili pepper, a variety of Capsicum annuum.
  2. (informal, slang) willy, wee-wee, penis

See also
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