tteokbokki

English

Alternative forms

tteok-bokki

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 떡볶이 (tteokbokki), from 떡 (tteok, “rice cake”) +‎ 볶이 (bokki, “stir-fried and seasoned food”).

Noun

tteokbokki (uncountable)

Stir-fried sliced tteoks (Korean rice cakes) seasoned with red pepper paste.
- 2009 September 23, Julia Moskin, “Culinary Diplomacy With a Side of Kimchi”, in New York Times‎:
  At the Momofuku restaurants, David Chang made his name by layering the intense flavors of Korea into Japanese and American dishes; at Ssam Bar, his version of tteokbokki is crossbred with Italian gnocchi in a light, fiery, herb-spiked pork sauce.

Translations

stir-fried tteoks seasoned with red pepper paste

Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Mandarin: 辣炒年糕 (là chǎo niángāo), 韓式炒年糕, 韩式炒年糕 (Hánshì chǎo niángāo)
German: Tteokbokki n
Greek: τόκποκι n (tókpoki)
Hungarian: ttokpokki

Japanese: トッポッキ (toppokki), トッポギ (toppogi), トッポキ (toppoki)
Korean: 떡볶이 (ko) (tteokbokki)
Persian: تئوکبوکی‎ (t'okboki), دئوکبوکی‎ (d'okboki), توپوکی‎ (topoki), دوکبوکی‎ (dokboki)
Russian: токпо́кки n (tokpókki), ттокпо́кки n (ttokpókki)
Swedish: tteokbokki c, tteokbokgi c, topokki c

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